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Offers part- and full-time childcare, preschool services, and extended childcare.

- Infant Education (6 weeks - 15 months): Teachers talk, read, and sing to infants and engage them in play. All activities are designed to ensure social-emotional development, as well as to build problem solving and self-help skills.

- Toddler Education (15 months - 2 years): Daily activities in this program promote language development, problem solving, motor skills, social interaction, and self help skills.

- Early Pre-School (2 - 3 years): Teachers begin encouraging independence, while offering science, math, art, and language development activities. Students also hone social and potty training skills.

- ROE Pre-School (3 - 5 years): Teachers promote math, early literacy, writing, art, science, social studies, technology, and social skills through play-based learning. Teachers design activities to meet the needs and interests of all children.

- Other programs for other age groups are available.

Helps to improve classroom readiness of students by addressing issues contributing to chronic absenteeism and the incidence of risky behaviors of high school aged youth. Provides school-based support services, monthly family nights, lunch and learn activities, and Ollin and Xochikalli: leadership and character development afterschool programs.

Provides an after-school care program for children in grades K-6 in Decatur and Maroa-Forsyth Public School Districts. Services include exercise, healthy eating, education, life skills, crafts, games, snacks, and homework help. Tutoring and transportation may be provided for students.

After-School Care for Decatur Public School is located at St. John's Lutheran Church, 2727 N. Union Street, Decatur, IL 62526, Mon-Fri 2 pm–5:30 pm.

Before and After-School Care for Maroa-Forsyth Grade School is located at 641 E. Shafer Street, Forsyth, IL 62535, Mon-Fri 6:30 am-8 am and 3 pm-5:30 pm.

The YMCA After School Care Program operates during most school days out, including most holidays and institute days when Decatur Public Schools – District 61, or Maroa-Forsyth grade schools are closed.

Provides before and after school activities in a supervised setting. Daily activities offered are gym activities, science, arts and crafts, outdoor play time, and homework tutoring.

Literacy, educational support, mental health services and referrals to other agencies as needed.

Works to address the holistic needs of each child through:

- A safe environment with caring adult mentors.

- Healthy meals and bags of weekend food.

- A hands-on curriculum with a focus on reading, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and classroom readiness.

- Partnerships with other agencies to ensure families’ basic needs are met.

- Basic swimming and water safety skills through swimming lessons.

- Behavioral health services and skill building groups.

- Leadership and workforce development opportunities for teen alumni.

- Adult education classes such as ESL, literacy and GED that increase self-sufficiency for parents.

- Opportunities for kids and parents to engage with each other and give back to their community.

- Outdoor learning through the Nature Explore Classroom and gardening clubs.

Offers a before and after school program. Services provide children individual and group tutoring, as well as mentoring services to decrease school suspensions and to address the mental health and academic needs. Children are given a snack and provided with homework assistance, life skills, and recreational activities.

Provides after-school programs for K-12 children at 18 schools and one community center in Vermilion County. These programs offer homework assistance, tutoring, and credit recovery. Also sponsors project-based academic enrichment activities, including STEM, literacy, entrepreneurship, arts and music, physical activity, service learning, mentoring, prevention programming, life skills development, youth leadership, college and career readiness, field trips, and more. In addition, Project Success provides students with snacks and meals.

Offers an afterschool and summer programming to elementary and middle school students. Schools served during the school year include Edmunds, Walnut St., Hubbell, Perkins, Greenwood, Callanan and Merrill. Programming focuses on four tenets: Academics, Social Skill Building, Health, and Recreation. 

Offers before and after school programs. Offering age appropriate activities. 

Also offers extended day programs during selected holidays, scheduled school closings and possibly some emergency closure days. Children do not need to be enrolled in the program year-round to participate in no school days; however, specific DCFS paperwork, including emergency contact information will be required.

Provides year-round tutoring services for economically disadvantaged and refugee-immigrant elementary and middle school students. Boduri (Girl) Group focuses on empowerment, self-esteem, academic enrichment, and social engagement of female participants, recognizing the formidable educational barriers facing refugee and immigrant girls. Development Academy utilizes soccer, basketball and track, as a catalyst to capture the attention and incentivize youth.

Provides after-school programing which includes homework tutoring, physical activities and expanded learning opportunities.

Offers a before and after school care program for school-aged children. Activities include dramatic play, creative art, quiet time, active games, manipulative and table games, building, music, discover and science. 

Provides care before and after Head Start/Early Head Start hours and is open throughout the summer, when traditional Head Start is not in session. Provides before and after school transportation.