School-Age Care for Families of Emergency Workers (Essential Workers)

This school-age care is provided for a district or school-enrolled school-age children age 12 and under who are children of Tier I critical workers. Children of Tier I workers only will be cared for at no cost during the typical school hours. The school-age care for children of critical workers is intended for extreme circumstances in which no parent or guardian is at home, due to employment as a critical worker. If it is a two-parent household and one is not a critical worker, a school is not required to provide free school-age care to the family.

Tier I industries (Employee Verification Form is required, the school will provide form - https://bagley.shortcm.li/essentalworkers):

• Healthcare and public health

• Law enforcement, public safety, and first responders

• Food and agriculture

• Judicial Branch (essential services)

• National Guard (activated under a Governor Executive Order)

• Educators in pre-K through grade 12 settings

• School staff providing instruction or caring for children of critical workers

• Child care and school-age care providers

Registration Essential Childcare