News: Saco Parks and Recreation School’s Out Programs for 2025-2026

Welcome to the Saco Parks and Recreation School’s Out 2025-2026 Information Page!
This page will be used for updates throughout the summer and fall.

What is School’s Out? School’s Out is an after school and school vacation child care program through Saco Parks & Recreation for Saco and Dayton students in PreK-5th grade.

School's Out services for the 2025-2026 school year include:
After the Bell for PreK, Grades K-2, and Grades 3-5: After School program includes Regular School Days, Early Release Days and Abbreviated Wednesdays

Full Days Off PreK-5th grade: Offered on vacation days, teacher professional development days, and holiday weeks - Open to Dayton students enrolled in our After the Bell program. Children must be already enrolled in the School's Out Program to participate in our Full Day Off Programs including the Holiday, February, and April school vacation weeks.

School Year Program Costs:
Annual Enrollment Fee: $25.00
After the Bell after care costs: $19.00/day
Full Days Off/Vacation Weeks: $38.00/day

Program Locations:
Saco PreK Willey Road
Community Center Kinder-2nd Grade
C.K. Burns School Grades 3-5
Dayton Consolidated School PreK-5th Grade

School’s Out 2025-2026 Dates: August 2025-June 2026
**Start dates for After the Bell (after school) dependent on Saco and Dayton School calendars and determined by grade. End of school year date determined by snow day use.

After the Bell Hours: school dismissal-5:30pm, Monday-Friday

Enrollment Opens: Monday, July 14, 2025 for Saco and Dayton Residents

ENROLLMENT PROCESS!
• Full School Year After Care/Full Days Out Enrollment Opens from Monday, July 14th: Enrollment opens for anyone looking to use our School's Out services during the 25-26 school year. This includes after the bell, school vacations, teacher workshop days and holidays. This is open to children in the Saco and Dayton school districts entering PreK-5th grade. 

• Paperwork: Participants in summer programs for 2025 may request a rollover of paperwork. All others must complete a new Participant Contact Form and submit their request to the office.
Form: click here for the Participant Contact Form (required to enroll)

Enrollment requests and forms should be emailed to us at parksandrec@sacomaine.org. *Requests and forms submitted before 7/14 will not be processed.*

Enrollment Closes: Monday, September 8th, 2025 or as space allows - as it is typical for us to sell out, some programs may fill prior to deadline.

Click here to view School's Out Program Policies

Closure Dates: we will not be offering Full Days Off services on the following dates:
Friday, August 29, 2025
Monday, September 1, 2025
Monday, October 13, 2025
Tuesday, November 11,  2025 
Thursday, November 27- Friday, November 28, 2025
Wednesday December 24 -Friday December 26, 2025 
Thursday January 1, 2026
Monday, January 19, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026