Hilltop offers school-age programs at the Hilltop site at 1605 Irving
Hill Road on the KU campus as well as at three local elementary schools.
Each site has a lead teacher and assistant teacher who offer arts and
crafts, dramatic play, music, table games, science and social studies
projects, manipulatives, books, puzzles, sports and daily outdoor play. Our
goal is to provide safe, high-quality care and activities that are fun and
relaxing as well as educational. All enrollments are for five days a week.
School-Age Programs at Hilltop Site
Sunflower, Jayhawk & Bobcat Rooms
Sunflower Room
This is a full day kindergarten program. A complete kindergarten
curriculum is provided by a full time, well qualified teacher.
Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are provided. A full day option
continues to be available in the summer. Ratio is one adult to 14
children with a maximum of 14 children in the room. The extended
7:15am-5:45pm hours allows the teacher to provide many additional
enrichment activities along with the regular curriculum.
Jayhawk & Bobcat Rooms
The Jayhawk room is an after school program for 1st-6th graders
and the Bobcat room is for K-6th graders. Van pick up is offered
from 8 schools. Children are picked up earlier on Wednesday due
to the Lawrence public school's early dismissal. Afternoon snack
is provided. A full-day option is available in the summer. Ratio
is 1 adult per 14 children with a total of 28 children in the
Jayhawk room and a total of 20 children in the Bobcat room.
School-Age Programs at Elementary School Sites
These programs are licensed for kindergarten through sixth grade children. Care will be provided at the elementary school. A daily snack is prepared at Hilltop and transported to the schools. Hilltop does not offer breakfast, but children may participate in the school's breakfast program while in Hilltop's care before school.
Prairie Park Elementary School
After School hours are 2:30 - 5:45, with Wednesday hours from 1:20 - 5:45
Because this school begins very early, Hilltop does not offer a before school program at Prairie Park.
Sunflower Elementary School
Before School hours are 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.
After School hours are 3:45 - 6:00 p.m., with Wednesday from 2:15 - 6:00 p.m.
Children enrolled during the school year at our elementary school sites have priority for our full day program at our Hilltop site during the summer.
Application & Fees for Programs located in the elementary schools:
There is a non-refundable application fee of $10 and a $150 deposit fee payable upon acceptance. For
fees at Hilltop's off-site programs, see Hilltop Fee Schedule. Download the application for these programs:
Staffing at Off-Sites
Off-Site teaching teams are comprised of one Lead Teacher and one Assistant Teacher each day. Our Lead Teachers have strong experience working with groups of school-age children and often have or are working toward degrees in an education field. All Assistant Teachers also have appropriate training and experience with school-age children. A few days per week, the programs will be staffed with part-time employees, usually KU students, who lend extra support and assistance. Additionally, these employees are trained to substitute in the absence of one of the regular teachers. All employees of the Off-Site programs are first-aid trained, meet KDHE requirements, receive in-service training and are supervised by the Hilltop Program Director and Executive Director. Families and children also have the opportunity to evaluate the program each semester.
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