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AlphaBEST Before and After School & School's Out Camps – Queen Anne’s County Public Schools offers daily enrichment that includes coding, robotics, art, drama, Spanish, Mandarin, sign language, fitness and sports, engineering and maker activities, digital animation, LEGO robotics, creative arts such as newspaper and playwriting, and organized games. Each day also includes homework help, recreation, snacks, and student-choice clubs, and students may bring their own nut-free snacks from home if they prefer. The program includes cultural immersion with a Mandarin Chinese unit and other foreign language activities.
• Ages: 5–11 years old
• Schedule: Hours 6:30 a.m. to start of school and from dismissal to 6:00 p.m.
• Price: 2026/2027 Weekly Rates Before OR After School 3 days per week $63.00, 5 days per week $76.00; Before AND After School 3 days per week $76.00, 5 days per week $108.00; Half Day $15.00 per day (additional); Flexible Scheduling (subject to availability) $23.00 per visit; School's Out Camp (Full Day) $48.00 per day; Annual Registration Fee $50.00 per child; sibling discount 10%; Free/Reduced Lunch discount 15%–100%
AlphaBEST Education has been providing before and after school programs since 2005 and is a family-owned business that currently serves approximately 30,000 students in 17 states. Every student in this program participates in enrichment activities every day at no additional charge, and a daily snack is provided. AlphaBEST operates before and after school programs, School's Out Camps (full day), and summer excursions, and follows all school closures and delays. Child Care Subsidy Programs assist families in paying for after school programs like this one, and scholarships and state subsidized aid are available in most regions.
The program’s mission states that AlphaBEST believes in the power of wonder, enabling and encouraging children to use their innate sense of imagination as the program expands their horizons. Every program is tailored to meet the needs of each unique community served, and AlphaBEST employs a Tiered System of Supports called Creating Connected Communities. AlphaBEST believes in creating learning environments where all children are welcome, including children with special needs.
Program staff are described as experienced, caring, and licensed, and all staff pass numerous fingerprinted background checks as part of AlphaBEST’s licensed child care procedures and regulations. Staff are trained in emergency procedures and drills that align to each specific school and district, including preparedness for weather, earthquakes, fires, and intruders, and are trained in first aid including CPR, airborne illnesses, and epi-pen administration. All staff participate in an extensive training program focused on operating a safe and inclusive program, and staff receive special training to support children with special needs in meaningful enrichment activities. AlphaBEST staff wear an AlphaBEST identification badge and branded t-shirt.
Leadership for this area includes Christina Proctor, Area Manager for Charles and Queen Anne counties, and Melissa Thomas, Regional Manager. One leader notes having over a decade of experience at AlphaBEST, a degree in Early Childhood Education, and 18 years of Red Cross certification in First Aid/CPR and AED instruction. AlphaBEST Education is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
Families and school leaders have shared that the program includes structured, fun activities that are educational, with children learning about different artists’ styles during Art Zone, enjoying organized games, and taking part in cultural immersion with the Mandarin Chinese unit. Parents report that their children engage in foreign languages, sports, LEGO robotics, and creative arts like newspaper and playwriting, and that their children are often very engaged when it is time for pickup. School and district leaders describe AlphaBEST as providing purposeful and meaningful activities in a secure environment during after school hours, and as combining a safe, supervised environment with an expanded learning curriculum. One principal who is also an AlphaBEST parent states that she would recommend the program to anyone who asks.
Last updated July 19, 2026.
• Ages: 5–11 years old
• Schedule: Hours 6:30 a.m. to start of school and from dismissal to 6:00 p.m.
• Price: 2026/2027 Weekly Rates Before OR After School 3 days per week $63.00, 5 days per week $76.00; Before AND After School 3 days per week $76.00, 5 days per week $108.00; Half Day $15.00 per day (additional); Flexible Scheduling (subject to availability) $23.00 per visit; School's Out Camp (Full Day) $48.00 per day; Annual Registration Fee $50.00 per child; sibling discount 10%; Free/Reduced Lunch discount 15%–100%
AlphaBEST Education has been providing before and after school programs since 2005 and is a family-owned business that currently serves approximately 30,000 students in 17 states. Every student in this program participates in enrichment activities every day at no additional charge, and a daily snack is provided. AlphaBEST operates before and after school programs, School's Out Camps (full day), and summer excursions, and follows all school closures and delays. Child Care Subsidy Programs assist families in paying for after school programs like this one, and scholarships and state subsidized aid are available in most regions.
The program’s mission states that AlphaBEST believes in the power of wonder, enabling and encouraging children to use their innate sense of imagination as the program expands their horizons. Every program is tailored to meet the needs of each unique community served, and AlphaBEST employs a Tiered System of Supports called Creating Connected Communities. AlphaBEST believes in creating learning environments where all children are welcome, including children with special needs.
Program staff are described as experienced, caring, and licensed, and all staff pass numerous fingerprinted background checks as part of AlphaBEST’s licensed child care procedures and regulations. Staff are trained in emergency procedures and drills that align to each specific school and district, including preparedness for weather, earthquakes, fires, and intruders, and are trained in first aid including CPR, airborne illnesses, and epi-pen administration. All staff participate in an extensive training program focused on operating a safe and inclusive program, and staff receive special training to support children with special needs in meaningful enrichment activities. AlphaBEST staff wear an AlphaBEST identification badge and branded t-shirt.
Leadership for this area includes Christina Proctor, Area Manager for Charles and Queen Anne counties, and Melissa Thomas, Regional Manager. One leader notes having over a decade of experience at AlphaBEST, a degree in Early Childhood Education, and 18 years of Red Cross certification in First Aid/CPR and AED instruction. AlphaBEST Education is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
Families and school leaders have shared that the program includes structured, fun activities that are educational, with children learning about different artists’ styles during Art Zone, enjoying organized games, and taking part in cultural immersion with the Mandarin Chinese unit. Parents report that their children engage in foreign languages, sports, LEGO robotics, and creative arts like newspaper and playwriting, and that their children are often very engaged when it is time for pickup. School and district leaders describe AlphaBEST as providing purposeful and meaningful activities in a secure environment during after school hours, and as combining a safe, supervised environment with an expanded learning curriculum. One principal who is also an AlphaBEST parent states that she would recommend the program to anyone who asks.
Last updated July 19, 2026.
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