A message from the Assistant Superintendent for Student and Family Services:
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Dear NMCUSD Families,We continue to provide essential child care for families as well as our staff members. We are working to expand services at our elementary schools and the middle school. Please watch our NMCUSD Essential Child Care Services video to find out more about our services. If you are in need of child care services, please contact our Castro Plaza Family Resource Center (click here) for information and request an application form.
Before and After School Program Information
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Programs
We run three different before and after school programs: General Child Care, Kid Zone, and ASES. Scroll down to read more about them. During the 2020-2021 school year, all registration for services will be processed at the Castro Plaaza Family Resource Center.
General Child Care Program
Subsidized child care is provided before and after school, and during non-school days and throughout vacation periods. The program operates at Castroville Elementary School on regular school days and on non-school days. Contact 633-5975.Kid Zone
Kid Zone is a fee-based child care program at Castroville, Echo Valley, Elkhorn, and Prunedale Elementary Schools. At Castroville Elementary School families may qualify for free child care services through the State General Child Care program.Students enrolled in Kindergarten through 6th grade may enroll in the Kid Zone Program. All enrollment is conducted at the Kid Zone Program Central Office.
Enrollment in the General Child Care program at Castroville Elementary School is based on income and need for child care. Required documentation enrollment includes:- Proof of Immunizations
- Recent physical examination results
- Proof of family income
- Birth Certificates for all children in the family
- Proof of need for child care
Important Kidzone Forms:
- Rate Schedule
- Enrollment Contract
- Tasa de Cuotas
- Contracto de Matriculación
Kid Zone Program Office
Castro Plaza Family Resource Center
10601 McDougall Street
Castroville, CA 95012
831 633-5975
FAX 831 633-5981
Location MapMain Office Staff
Noemy Loveless, Director
nloveless@nmcusd.org
Selena Miranda, Secretary/Translator
selena_miranda@nmcusd.org
Adriana Dominguez, Community Liaison
831 633-5977
adominguez@nmcusd.orgSite Staff Directory
Castroville Elementary School Kid Zone
831 633-5980
Sofia Cruz, Teacher scruz@nmcusd.orgEcho Valley Elementary School Kid Zone
831 663-4142
Teacher, TBAElkhorn Elementary School Kid Zone
831 633-2213
Teacher, TBAPrunedale Elementary School Kid Zone
831 663-6000
Gardenia Garcia, Teacher ggarcia@nmcusd.orgASES
North Monterey County Unified School District conducts the After School Education and Safety (ASES) program at:
- Castroville Elementary School
- Echo Valley Elementary School
- Elkhorn Elementary School
- Prunedale Elementary School
- North Monterey County Middle School
Enrollment is limited in the ASES Program. The ASES Program collaborates and integrates with the regular school day and other extended learning opportunities while providing a safe physical and emotional environment, opportunities for relationship building, and promotion of active student engagement through:
- An educational and literacy element
- An educational enrichment element
The educational and literacy element includes tutoring and/or homework assistance designed to help students meet state standards in one or more of the following core academic subjects: language arts, mathematics, history and social science, science, or computer training.
The educational enrichment element offers an array of additional services, programs, and activities that reinforce and complement the regular academic program to support positive youth development. Enrichment activities are designed to enhance the core curriculum.
The program does not discriminate on basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, or mental or physical disability in determining which children are served.
Hours of Operation
ASES program operates every regular school day, even if there is a “minimum day” schedule.
The program begins as soon as the school day is over, and ends at 6:00 p.m. There are no ASES program services on holidays or any other non-school days.Attendance Policy
Elementary school students must participate in the full program every day that it is in operation. Middle school students must participate at least nine hours per week and three days per week. Priority for enrollment shall be given to students who attend daily.ASES Application
Duirng the summer. all applications must be submitted to the Csatro Plaza Family Resource Center. All appilcations will be reviewed and notified by Friday, August 3 if accepted or placed on the waiting list for the upcomng 2018-2019 school year.
Castroville Elementary School
ASES Coordinator: Vanessa Martinez
ASES/Kid Zone Teacher: Sofia Cruz
11161 Merritt Street
Castroville, CA 95012
831 633-5980Echo Valley Elementary School
ASES Coordinator: Irma Esparza
ASES/Kid Zone Teacher: TBA
147 Echo Valley Road
Salinas, CA 93907
831 663-4142Elkhorn Elementary School
ASES Coordinator: Marcy Ernst
ASES/Kid Zone Teacher: TBA
2235 Elkhorn Road
Castroville, CA 95012
831 633-2213Prunedale Elementary School
ASES Coordinator: Jennifer Gall
ASES/Kid Zone Teacher: Gardenia Garcia
17719 Pesante Road
Salinas, CA 93907
831 663-6000North Monterey County Middle School
ASES Coordinator: TBA
10301 Seymour Street
Castroville, CA 95012
831 633-3391