Sandcastle Preschool Program, Lewiston

(Part-time program only. Over half of children are special needs and most are transported by social service agencies.)

Closes when Lewiston schools close.

Closed seven times this year.

Parents pay full rate if pre-school closes, though officials will work with families if the payment is a hardship.

Donna’s Daycare, Lewiston

Makes decision storm by storm. Closes when ice is forecast, a foot or more of snow is forecast or snow is expected to last all day.

Closed twice this year. Shut down early three or four times.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

YWCA Child Care Program, Lewiston

Tries to stay open during bad weather. Tries not to delay opening.

Closed twice this year. Shut down early three times.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Androscoggin Head Start & Child Care, Lewiston

(Includes part-time Head Start and full-time Head Start child-care programs)

Different cancellation threshold for part- and full-time programs. For full-time, closure decision based on calls to Lewiston schools’ transportation director and a Public Works plow driver, as well as the condition of roads and sidewalks.

Closed six or seven times this year.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Mahoosuc Kids Association, Bethel

Closes when SAD 44 schools close.

Closed seven or eight times this year. Opened late one day.

Parents don’t pay if closed.

Community Concepts’ Rumford Head Start/Chisholm Center, Rumford

(Includes part-time Head Start and full-time child-care programs)

Head Start closes when local schools close. Tries to keep child care open through bad weather, closing only when Community Concepts does.

Head Start has closed several times this year

Child care has closed twice this year

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Community Concepts’ Norway Children’s Center, Norway

(Includes part-time Head Start and full-time child-care programs)

Head Start closes when local schools close. Tries to keep child care open through bad weather, closing only when Community Concepts does.

Head Start has closed several times this year

Child care has closed twice this year.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Kids Camp Learning Center I, Turner

Rarely closes due to weather. Bases decision on weather reports and road conditions.

Closed once this year

Parents pay full rate if center closes (part-time parents can bring their kids another day).

Kids Camp Learning Center II, Turner

Rarely closes due to weather. Bases decision on weather reports and road conditions.

Closed once this year.

Parents pay full rate if center closes (part-time parents can bring their kids another day).

St. Joseph Child Development Center, Auburn

Tries to stay open during bad weather. Considers the forecast and whether area colleges have closed.

Closed two times this year.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Small Wonders Childcare Facility, Turner

Has never closed because of weather.

Shut down early once this year

Parents pay full rate if center closes

Diverse Abilities Daycare, Lisbon

Tries not to close during bad weather.

Closed twice this year

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Toddle Inn Daycare Inc., Auburn

Does not close unless forced to by the state/town or unless power or heat goes out.

No full closures this year. Auburn facility closed early once.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Multi-Purpose Center/Prime Time After School Program, Lewiston

Closes when Lewiston schools close.

Closed seven times this year.

Parents don’t pay for the program and so don’t pay during closures.

The Margaret Murphy Center for Children, Lewiston

(Child care and private school for children with developmental disabilities)

Closes when Lewiston-Auburn schools close.

Closed seven times this year.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

Stepping Stones Early Learning Center, Greene

Always open, no matter what the weather.

Sometimes shuts down early if road conditions warrant (five times this year).

Parents get a credit if the center closes early.

Auburn School Department’s after-school program at Park Street Elementary School, Auburn

Closes only if there is no electricity or if Auburn schools are closed for two days or more for bad weather. (In which case it stays open the first day but not days thereafter.)

No closures this year.

Parents get a credit if closed.

O.T. to Play/ Learn/Grow, Norway

Tries to stay open during bad weather.

Closed once this year. Shut down early once.

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

YMCA, Auburn

Tries to stay open no matter what the weather. If the YMCA is open, child care stays open.

No full closures this year. Shut down early three times this year. (Gives parents four hours notice before early shut-down.)

Parents pay full rate if center closes (except for snow day care for school-age children).

YMCA – L/A Daisy Garden, Lewiston

Tries to stay open no matter what the weather. If the YMCA is open, child care stays open.

No full closures this year. Shut down early three times this year. (Gives parents four hours notice before early shut down.)

Parents pay full rate if center closes (except for snow day care for school-age children).

Lever’s Daycare Center, Lewiston

Makes closure decision based on fire codes (doors must be kept clear of snow through the day) and road conditions.

Closed twice this year .

Parents pay full rate if center closes.

* List of centers provided by Finders Seekers, a child care resource center run by Community Concepts. The centers provided their own snow day policy and closure information.

 

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