Just for Kids School Age Programs

Just for Kids School Age Programs offers hands-on learning, creative enrichment, and physical activity that includes arts, sports, outdoor play, group games, and structured recreation. Children take part in enrichment projects, themed activities and hobbies, STEAM and fine arts, team-building, active recreation, and special events. The program also includes homework support and homework help, weekly field trips, swimming, outdoor recreation, and leadership opportunities for older participants, along with social-emotional skill building, Character Education, Kids College special guests, Kids Care volunteering activities, and the Pages for Pizza literacy program.

• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Schedule: AM programs (7:00–start of school) are offered for 2025–26 at Glendale, Heritage Heights, and Cleveland Hill Elementary Schools.

Just for Kids School Age Programs is a program of the 501(c)3 not for profit organization Child Care Network of the Niagara Frontier, Inc., which was established in 1994 and has nearly three decades of experience managing nationally accredited childcare and early childhood facilities across Western New York. Before and after school programs, break camps, and summer camps serve school-age children and are open to the public, welcoming children of all backgrounds. Before and after school programs serve more than 1,500 students each year, and Summer Club includes weekly field trips, themed hobbies, Character Education, Kids College special guests, Kids Care volunteering activities, and the Pages for Pizza literacy program, with flexible hours and options for older campers to join Rangers Leadership or Counselor in Training programs. Break camps include breakfast, lunch, and snack, and their hours are designed to meet the needs of working parents, while all programs are hosted directly inside school buildings.

Staff in Just for Kids School Age Programs are CPR/First Aid certified, and Water Safety Instructors are on site, and families can count on safe, high-quality supervision based on these credentials. The organization states that it is dedicated toward providing a safe, fun, and enriching experience for school-age children. Just for Kids has received multiple recognitions, including the 2025 Empire Award for Childcare Excellence from the WNY Childcare Action Team, the 2022 Quality Leadership Award from the NY State Network for Youth Success, and the 2015 Child Care Provider of the Year from the Child Care Resource Network, as well as being a Buffalo Business First Best Places to Work Finalist in 2015, 2019, and 2023 and earning several university partnership awards in 2012 and 2015.

Just for Kids is a program of Child Care Network of the Niagara Frontier, Inc., a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that partners with multiple public school districts, including Amherst, Cheektowaga Central, Cheektowaga Sloan, Cleveland Hill, Grand Island, Sweet Home, and Williamsville, and with private and parochial schools such as Nardin Academy, The Park School of Buffalo, St. Benedict School, St. Mary’s School (Swormville), and Saints Peter and Paul School (Hamburg). Testimonials describe the programs as making a difference, note that staff and children are actively engaged in activities that are both fun and educational, and highlight staff who play games, make crafts, and supervise seasonal activities like jumping in giant leaf piles.

Last updated February 7, 2026.