After School Baxter Close 2024-2025

After School Baxter Close 2024-2025

Grades: Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Weekly Rate: Members $95/week | Non-members $135/week
Registration Fee: A one-time, non-refundable $25 registration fee will be due at time of enrollment.
Monday – Friday | School dismissal – 6:00pm

Transportation from school to the Baxter Close YMCA is provided for your child for the following schools:

  • Gold Hill Elementary School
  • Orchard Park Elementary School
  • Kings Town Elementary School

*minimum of 7 children for each location

Program Dates: Each YMCA After School Program follows the schedule of their local School District. Baxter Close Afterschool program will not run on Fort Mill School District Student/Teacher Holidays or over Holiday Breaks.

The Program is closed:
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Day After Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day. We also will not offer Afterschool on Student/Teacher Holidays (those weeks will be prorated).

Click here for the 2024-2025 afterschool calendar

Authorized Pick-Ups:
During registration, you will be asked to list all authorized pick-ups for your child and will be asked to include their date of birth and phone number. YMCA staff will not release a child to anyone other than the authorized parents/guardians or other individuals authorized, in writing, by parents.

Registration Dates

  • May 1 – Registration opens for current afterschool participants
  • May 8 – Registration opens for YMCAUP members
  • May 15 – General registration opens

Gold Hill Elementary School

Baxter Close YMCA
1/6/25 - 5/21/25
VIEW

Available Sessions

Date(s) Special Rate
01/06/25 - 01/10/25
Register  
01/13/25 - 01/17/25
Register  
01/21/25 - 01/24/25
No Afterschool Jan. 20
$76 - $108 Register  
01/27/25 - 01/31/25
Register  
02/03/25 - 02/07/25
Register  
02/10/25 - 02/13/25
No Afterschool Feb. 14
$76 - $108 Register  
02/18/25 - 02/21/25
No Afterschool Feb. 17
$76 - $108 Register  
02/24/25 - 02/28/25
Register  
03/03/25 - 03/07/25
Register  
03/10/25 - 03/13/25
No Afterschool Mar. 14
$76 - $108 Register  
03/18/25 - 03/21/25
No Afterschool Mar. 17
$76 - $108 Register  
03/24/25 - 03/28/25
Register  
03/31/25 - 04/04/25
Register  
04/07/25 - 04/11/25
Register  
04/14/25 - 04/18/25
Register  
04/28/25 - 05/02/25
Register  
05/05/25 - 05/09/25
Register  
05/12/25 - 05/16/25
Register  
05/19/25 - 05/21/25
No Afterschool May 22-23
$57 - $81 Register  

Kings Town Elementary School

Baxter Close YMCA
1/6/25 - 5/21/25
VIEW

Available Sessions

Date(s) Special Rate
01/06/25 - 01/10/25
Register  
01/13/25 - 01/17/25
Register  
01/21/25 - 01/24/25
No Afterschool Jan. 20
$76 - $108 Register  
01/27/25 - 01/31/25
Register  
02/03/25 - 02/07/25
Register  
02/10/25 - 02/13/25
No Afterschool Feb. 14
$76 - $108 Register  
02/18/25 - 02/21/25
No Afterschool Feb. 17
$76 - $108 Register  
02/24/25 - 02/28/25
Register  
03/03/25 - 03/07/25
Register  
03/10/25 - 03/13/25
No Afterschool Mar. 14
$76 - $108 Register  
03/18/25 - 03/21/25
No Afterschool Mar. 17
$76 - $108 Register  
03/24/25 - 03/28/25
Register  
03/31/25 - 04/04/25
Register  
04/07/25 - 04/11/25
Register  
04/14/25 - 04/18/25
Register  
04/28/25 - 05/02/25
Register  
05/05/25 - 05/09/25
Register  
05/12/25 - 05/16/25
Register  
05/19/25 - 05/21/25
No Afterschool May 22-23
$57 - $81 Register  

Orchard Park Elementary School

Baxter Close YMCA
1/6/25 - 5/21/25
VIEW

Available Sessions

Date(s) Special Rate
01/06/25 - 01/10/25
Waiting List  
01/13/25 - 01/17/25
Waiting List  
01/21/25 - 01/24/25
No Afterschool Jan. 20
$76 - $108 Waiting List  
01/27/25 - 01/31/25
Waiting List  
02/03/25 - 02/07/25
Waiting List  
02/10/25 - 02/13/25
No Afterschool Feb. 14
$76 - $108 Waiting List  
02/18/25 - 02/21/25
No Afterschool Feb. 17
$76 - $108 Waiting List  
02/24/25 - 02/28/25
Waiting List  
03/03/25 - 03/07/25
Waiting List  
03/10/25 - 03/13/25
No Afterschool Mar. 14
$76 - $108 Waiting List  
03/18/25 - 03/21/25
No Afterschool Mar. 17
$76 - $108 Waiting List  
03/24/25 - 03/28/25
Waiting List  
03/31/25 - 04/04/25
Waiting List  
04/07/25 - 04/11/25
Waiting List  
04/14/25 - 04/18/25
Waiting List  
04/28/25 - 05/02/25
Waiting List  
05/05/25 - 05/09/25
Waiting List  
05/12/25 - 05/16/25
Waiting List  
05/19/25 - 05/21/25
No Afterschool May 22-23
$57 - $81 Waiting List  

 

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