OCCC to offer flexible evening care

By Kimberly Jones, News Writing Student

Parents taking or teaching evening classes at OCCC now have evening childcare available at the Child Development Center and Lab School.

The new program accepts any child from infant to age 8-years-old for $10 per evening.

A flexible schedule from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday is available “to help students as much as possible,” said Lee Ann Townsend, Child Development Lab supervisor.

The CDCLS is licensed as a three-star facility with the state of Oklahoma and is the only nationally accredited two-year college child development center and lab school in Oklahoma offering student scheduled daytime and evening child care, according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

“Students make a semester-long reservation which guarantees a place for their child every evening the student is in class,” Townsend said.

Since this is not a drop-off service, a pre-enrollment process with an up-to-date shot record and $15 enrollment fee is required for each child, she said.

Monthly pre-payments are required through the Bursar’s office.

Lesson plans filled with project-type activities and reading time creates a learning environment for each child in the program.

“Older kids have an opportunity to receive help on their homework,” Townsend said.

She said the program also will continue in the summer to aid students and instructors.

For more information, contact Townsend at 405-682-7561.