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Message healthykidsprograms.com 845-568-6100HEALTHY KIDSBEFORE/AFTERSCHOOL & SUMMERCAMP PROGRAMS

010203The benefits of choosing the Healthy Kids Program to serve the needs of your families include:ARE YOUR FAMILIES LOOKING FOR QUALITYCHILDCARE?We are an experienced, large, proven provider and have been running programmingsince 2007 and now have programs in more than 100 elementary and middle schoolsacross numerous school districts and serve hundreds of students. This gives ussignificant economies of scale.Our programs are licensed by appropriate state licensing authority, which involvesmany standards including non-discriminatory hiring practices and hiring staff thathave passed a full background check. We have all the systems, forms, procedures, and protocols in place to quickly launchand deliver an excellent program.The program is 100% parent/subsidy paid with no school contribution whatsoever.However, if your school/district would like to supplement or fully coverparent/subsidy tuition rates, Healthy Kids is open to adjusting payment methods tomeet the needs of your school/district. ABOUTUS04OUR MISSONTHROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMSAND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS,OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A PLACEWHERE EVERY CHILD THRIVES, FAMILIESFLOURISH, OUR DEDICATED STAFF FINDINSPIRATION, AND THE WIDERCOMMUNITY EXPERIENCES LASTINGBENEFITS.

2007-20102011-20122013-20152016-20172018-20202021-20222023202401020304050OURGROWTHADDITIONAL SCHOOLPARTNERSHIPS BY YEARHEALTHY KIDS IS A VERY LARGE, EXPERIENCEDPROVIDER THAT HAS THE EXPERTISE, FINANCIALRESOURCES, AND MANAGERIAL STRUCTURE TODELIVER A TOP-QUALITY, AFFORDABLY PRICEDEXTENDED DAY & SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS FORYOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. In 2007 the Healthy Kids Program launched with four programs.From 2008 – 2022 the Healthy Kids Program was adopted by 72 more schools including a UPKprogram.In the Fall of 2021, Healthy Kids recognized the unprecedented need for before and after schoolprograms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Healthy Kids developed a strategic plan to expand itsservice to provide high-quality before and after school programs to select school districts in N.J. andPA. to meet this need. In September 2022 Healthy Kids was adopted by 7 New Jersey schools and 3 Pennsylvania schools inaddition to 23 schools in New York, 2 in New Hampshire, and 3 new UPK programs.In September of 2023, Healthy Kids saw another explosive year of growth and was adopted by 4 NewJersey schools, 1 Pennsylvania school, 37 New York Schools, and 2 new UPK programs. This same month we made the Inc. 5,000 list of Fastest-Growing Companies in America. 2024 saw another year of honors and growth. We made the Inc. Regional list of Fastest GrowingCompanies and the Financial Times list of Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas. We alsobecame a Certified Benefit Corporation.In September of 2024, we made the Inc. 5,000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America for thesecond year in a row and we expanded our footprint even further to 10 states and a total of 148locations.

THEHEALTHYKIDS WAYTHE HEALTHY KIDS WAY FORMS THE BASIS OFEVERYTHING WE DO, ENSURING THAT EVERYASPECT OF OUR PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TOTHE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF ALL OURSTAKEHOLDERS.TOGETHER, THE HEALTHY KIDS WAY CREATES AHOLISTIC FRAMEWORK THAT POSITIVELYIMPACTS EVERY STAKEHOLDER INVOLVED INOUR MISSION.

THE HEALTHYKIDS WAYOur Healthy Kids core values are:EmpathyEmpowermentTeamworkResultsCommitmentHealthy Relationships are the lifeblood of our interactions. They are thechannels through which we exchange ideas, develop rapport, influence, andgive meaning to our interactions. In conflict resolution, problem-solving,active listening, and ensuring all stakeholders are understood, healthyrelationships play a critical role.01 HEALTHY VALUES03 HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS02 HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTIn a nutshell, it is everything! It is all the physical space we share,organizational culture, educational ethos, programmatic atmosphere, andprofessional climate with all of our stakeholders. How we communicate,develop relationships, engage with each other, and implement activitiesmay seem like completely independent actions. However, each isprofoundly, intimately, and dynamically interconnected in many ways, someof which may be obvious while others are more subtle. If you change one,the impacts of that change can ripple throughout the entire environment insometimes unexpected ways.04 HEALTHY ENGAGEMENTHealthy engagement refers to our process of developing relationships thatenable stakeholders to work together to address concerns and promotewell-being to achieve positive outcomes. Healthy engagement enableschanges in behavior, environments, policies, activities, and practices withinthe Healthy Kids Family.05 HEALTHY ACTIVITESHealthy activities are fun, safe, and engaging! They are developed withavailable space, the skills, abilities, knowledge, experience levels, andinterests of all involved, and other key factors in mind to ensure goals aremet. Healthy activity components include balancing interests and needs,free choice versus fixed schedules, staff ratios, types of interactions (smallgroup, large group, 1:1), and practicing continuous quality improvement(individually and collectively).

FAQ'SACTIVITIES PROVIDED FOR THE STUDENTSHealthy Kids has developed a proven successful before/after school program which consists ofacademic enrichment, social & emotional learning, and physical fitness. We like to gauge/surveythe children we have enrolled in the program to be sure we have the right types of activities. TYPE OF SPACE NEEDEDThe majority of the Healthy Kids programs are housed in the Cafe/multi-purpose room, but weare extremely flexible when it comes to what space is available. Some of our programs utilize theLibrary or Art Room as a program space, and a handful of others utilize classrooms to house ourprogram. On a daily basis, we would like to have access to the gym and playground so thechildren can play group games and enjoy some free play on the playground equipment. Our staffleaves the program space neater than they found it. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES PROVIDEDWe provide all the supplies necessary to run the program, including board games, card games,crayons/markers/colored pencils, paper, scissors, glue, and other arts and crafts supplies. Wealso have a fully stocked first aid kit, as well as what is needed for gym time: balls, jump ropes,hula hoops...etc. We ask if we can have a small space to store our supplies.STAFF/STUDENT RATIO Our staff/student ratio follows State guidelines.FINGERPRINTING PROCESSWe are licensed and overseen by the appropriate state licensing authority. They will come outregularly to check to ensure our program is always in compliance. All our staff must be welltrained, fingerprinted, background checked, and have medical clearance to work with children.Once the results from the fingerprints come in, we will gladly share this information with theschool district if needed. CPR/FIRST AID TRAININGAll staff who work for our organization must be certified in Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED.MAXIMUM ENROLLMENTThe maximum number of children that we can have in our designated program space is based onstate childcare regulations for School-Age Programs. If the current designated program space ismaxed out, we would ask the school for additional program space to be able to support morechildren.NUMBER OF ENROLLMENTWe are committed to running a full-year quality program, even If we have only one child enrolled.We understand that it takes time for word to spread that the program will be starting in yourschool.

FAQ'SSUPERVISION OF CHILDREN POLICYProper supervision of children is one of the most important things we do. We have policies inplace to make sure that the program is supervised in a safe, high-quality manner.Chain of Command/Supervision: The Site Director is responsible for all day-to-day programoperations. The Director or the person designated to act on his/her behalf must be physicallyon-site, in charge, and empowered to make operating decisions. At the next level of supervisionis the grade of staff authorized to supervise a group of children. Only a director, head of group, orassistant to the head of group may supervise a group. All staff must be 16 years or older andhave completed all the requirements of employment.STEPS FOR ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL ISSUESAt Healthy Kids, we set behavior expectations so that children can thrive, feel safe, and interactpositively with others. Our organization will align with the school district’s behavior managementplan if possible. We also align with the parents and ask them to partner with us on this importantissue by going over our code of conduct with their child(ren) and letting them know that theysupport this. STAFF TO WORK THE PROGRAMGreat staff is the core of our program. Our first choice for recruiting is the school staff, liketeacher’s aides and substitute teachers. By hiring school staff, we can easily align our programrules and expectations with the daily rules/expectations of the school day.We will look for multiple individuals interested in working for the program. We identify a few keypeople to be our main program staff, as well as a few individuals who are interested in subbing inthe program when needed. We like to identify, background check, and train as many individualsas possible to be sure the program is always staffed/covered. Healthy Kids places a high priorityon getting the staffing piece right. We are proud to feature a four-person HR Department.REGISTRATIONOur organization has a full-time, four-person Registration Team. All registrations and paymentsare processed online. We do not accept any money exchange on site, as we do not want thedirectors to focus on anything other than the children in their care. COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIESOur Directors will communicate with the parents/families regularly using monthly newsletters,photos, and the Playground registration/communication system.On the parent side, Playground can be used for billing, scheduling, and updating importantinformation in the system as well as taking attendance, uploading newsletters, and sharingphotos. Both the parents and the Program Director will be able to communicate in real time onthis software. (Our program will need access to guest wifi to utilize this tablet during programtime). We also have a Marketing Team that sends out monthly Healthy Kids Newsletters, updatesour website, and utilizes Facebook and other sources of social media to strengthencommunication.

I am so impressed with the care myson has received this year. Histeacher has gone above andbeyond. I enjoy how easy they havemade it to communicate with staffthrough the app while my son is inthe program, I never have to worry!My daughter and I love the program!The staff are truly amazing with all ofthe kids! Not only do they have somuch fun every day, but they learnsomething new every day! I wouldhighly recommend this program toanyone with children. Such awholesome experience.My kids have a blast with thisprogram! Every day when Ipick them up, they never wantto leave! You have a greatprogram and great staff! Thankyou so much!TESTIMONIALSFROM OUR FAMILIESFROM OUR PARTNERSOur school district was in need of a high-qualitychild-care provider and Healthy Kids was selectedby school principals and board of educationmembers. Since the beginning of the partnership,Healthy Kids has continually delivered on itspromises and maintained high levels of service andconsistency across each of our (6) elementarycampuses.Our students receive homework support for part oftheir day, and when they are not doing schoolworkthe students and the staff members are busyplaying games, working on fun/educational projects,or participating in gross motor activities. We havereceived some very positive feedback fromfamilies, staff members and students. This programhas been described as fun, safe, and educational. Iam so happy we decided to bring the Health KidsProgram to our district!The leaders of the program have been excellent.They take the time to listen and discuss our needs,and then do their best to accommodate thoseneeds. They have also done a great jobcommunicating with school administrators andfamilies. The before and after school teachers arecarefully selected and qualified. They do a fantasticjob supervising, supporting and engaging with ourstudents. They pay close attention to our schoolcalendar and plan themes and projects based onwhat we are doing within our school community.