Thank you for choosing Wisconsin Youth Company School Year Programs!
Please note: Families are varied and the use of the word Parent(s) refers to the adult(s) who are responsible for the child(ren).
Please carefully review all tabs on this webpage prior to your first day of school. Additional information can be found in our program handbook.
Cushing Elementary School | 227 Genesee Street, Delafield
Before & After School Program Information
- Before and After School Program Cell Phone | 414-380-8808
- Before School Program Hours | Monday-Friday: 6:30-8:20 a.m.
- After School Program Hours | Monday-Wednesday: 3:25-6 p.m. & Thursday 2:55-6 p.m.
A.M. 4K Wrap Program Information
- 4K Wrap Program Cell Phone | 4 14-380-8809
- 4K Wrap Program Hours | Monday-Friday: 8:20 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
P.M. 4K Wrap Program Information
- 4K Wrap Program Cell Phone | 414-380-8809
- 4K Wrap Program Hours | Monday-Wednesday & Friday: 11:05 a.m.-3:25 p.m., Thursday: 11:05 a.m.-2:55 p.m.
Meet the Staff
- Site Supervisor | Stephanie Bowe
- A.M. 4K Wrap & Before School Lead Teacher | Lorna Welchman
- P.M. 4K Wrap & After School Lead Teacher | Dianna Van Mullem
All staff have education and/or experience related to working with children. They receive training prior to the start of the school year and are certified in first aid and CPR. All staff receive additional training regarding health & wellness and cleaning & sanitation protocols.
Parent Contact Information
Program staff may need to contact you from program at phone numbers you provided during the registration process with questions or concerns, for this reason when phone numbers or pick-up arrangements change, please update this information with our administrative office. To update this information, or any other information regarding your child(ren) and your family, please send an email to waukesha@wisconsinyouthcompany.org. This information cannot be updated via your Parent Portal.
Please note: Families are varied and the use of the word Parent(s) refers to the adult(s) who are responsible for the child(ren).
Program Location
Before and After School programs are located in the cafeteria. The entrance to the cafeteria is located through door S2, around the south side of the school.
Before School Drop-off
- Parents will drop off their child(ren) and the child(ren) will ring the doorbell to notify our staff of arrival. Staff will come open the door and greet your child(ren)
- Children will sign in and put belongings on a hook or in a basket
After School Pick-up
- Parents should call and/or text our program phone 414-380-8808 upon arriving to program. We will have both Parent 1 and 2 phone numbers programmed into our site phone. Please confirm the most current cell phone numbers are listed in your Parent Portal. That will serve as our means of identifying Parents. Staff will have children clean up, gather belongings and exit the program space. We strongly encourage Parents to meet their child outside the door.
- If a different pre-authorized pick-up person is planning to pick-up from After School, please notify our administrative office or the site directly
Daily Activities
- Wisconsin Youth Company staff will create weekly lesson plans tiered to the children’s interests
- Our program helps your child(ren) to discover new opportunities through our choice-based curriculum
- Within the daily activities, children will have a chance to participate in STEM, art projects, community building games, and other various hands-on activities to expand their developmental growth. Along with developing important life skills such as language, social, and emotional skills.
- There will be time for daily outdoor play (weather permitted) where children will participate in group games and explore the playground
- Children are also provided with the opportunity to complete homework
Snack
- A morning and afternoon snack will be provided, along with milk
- All snacks served at program are nut-free
- All children must wash hands with soap and water before and after eating
- Please see the Wisconsin Youth Company Program Handbook for more details about snack
Please note: Families are varied and the use of the word Parent(s) refers to the adult(s) who are responsible for the child(ren).
Arriving at A.M. 4K Wrap
Please communicate with our administrative office regarding how your child(ren) will arrive to A.M. 4K Wrap. Options include:
- Bus | Please provide bus number
- Parent Drop-off | Please drop-off at front of school. If arriving late, please check-in at the front office.
- Before School | Through a separate registration, your child(ren) may attend before school and will transition to 4K Wrap from there. To register for Before School please contact our administrative office.
A.M. 4K Wrap End of Day
A.M. 4K Wrap staff will walk children to their 4K classroom
P.M. 4K Wrap End of Day
When 4K wrap concludes, Parents have the following options. Please communicate with our administrative office how your child(ren) will depart program.
- After School | Through a separate registration, children can continue into our After School program until 6 p.m. Please review the After School program tab for additional information. Contact our administrative office to register for After School.
- Bus | Children can take bus transportation provided by the school. Please coordinate through the school and inform Wisconsin Youth Company’s Administrative Office of your child(ren)’s bus number.
- Parent Pick-up | Children can be picked up outside in front of the school. Staff and children will be waiting outside at 3:35 p.m. Every Thursday, staff and children will be waiting outside at 3:05 p.m. If picking up prior to 3:35 p.m. (Thursday 3:05 p.m.) please contact the 4K wrap teacher on their program cell phone.
Daily Activities
Wisconsin Youth Company 4K wrap teachers will create weekly lesson plans tiered to the children’s interest. Our 4K wrap program helps your child to discover new opportunities through our choice-based curriculum. Within daily activities, children will have a chance to participate in STEM, art projects, community building games, and other various hands-on activities to expand their developmental growth. Along with developing important life skills such as language, social, and emotional skills.
There will be time for daily outdoor play (weather permitted) where children will participate in group games and explore the playground.
Lunch
Hot lunch is available through the school. Please work with Cushing to set up this option.
If not receiving hot lunch, Parents must send a sack lunch that must not require refrigeration or microwaving; milk is provided. Some children have life-threatening allergies (like a peanut or tree nut allergy). For this reason, Wisconsin Youth Company requests that children bring a nut-free lunch.
Snack
- A morning and afternoon snack will be provided, along with milk
- All snacks served at program are nut-free
- All children must wash hands with soap and water before and after eating
- Please see the Wisconsin Youth Company Program Handbook for more details about snack
Rest Time
- Each day, there will be a 30-minute rest time for children. Wisconsin Youth Company will provide a padded mat and sheet for your child(ren) to lay on.
- Under DCF state licensing, children are required to have a blanket at nap time. Please send a blanket with your child. You may also send a small pillow or stuffed animal. All items will be kept in a tote at program.
- During rest time, the lights will be turned off and quiet music will be played. Children that do not choose to sleep may be given permission to play with small manipulatives near their mat.
- At the end of each week, child(ren)’s items and rest sheet will be sent home to be washed and returned to program. It is important that Parents send the items back with their child on the following Monday.
Happy May!
April was another wonderful month. We explored volcano explosions, created art projects, and used teamwork to build a class village out of building materials when we learned about community helpers. And we enjoyed a pizza picnic party!
May is here and that means the end of the year is almost here! I am so proud of all the learning the kids have done so far. All year we have been working on the months of the year, days of the week, what is today, yesterday, and tomorrow, and the seasons. It is so cool to see how their confidence has grown in answering questions during circle time and knowing those concepts better each day.
Time is really flying by; we are finishing up learning our letters of the week with only letter Z left! We will continue to weave letters and numbers into our learning, but we also will explore more sensory, friendship, and big emotion themes.
Hope you have a fantastic month.
Please reach out with any questions!
Ms. Lorna
Dear families of 4K P.M. Wrap,
Despite the ups and downs in the weather, we continue to enjoy all the fun things to love about this time of year. We studied the weather and the different types of clouds, and made window gardens using sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Hopefully they will grow and the kids can bring them home to plant and enjoy over the summer break.
We continue our letter of the week focus, using crafts and songs and science to lock in our letter learning. As our letter of the week comes near to the end, so does our time together as 4Ker’s. When I look back on the pictures of your kids from the beginning of the school year, it is amazing to see all their growth — not just physically but emotionally and have blossomed into kindergarten-ready!
Over the next month we will watch caterpillars grow from tiny wiggly caterpillars into beautiful painted lady butterflies ready to be released and pollinate our world. Much like your amazing children ready to rock kindergarten! We plan to release the butterflies as one of our final activities as the school year comes to an end. It has been a wonderful year and I am honored to have had a role in their learning this year.
Ms. Van Mullem
Hello families,
We cannot believe there is only a month of school left. It feels like this year has flown by. We are all hoping for warmer weather so we can use the pavilion at snack time. With warmer weather hopefully coming, we will start doing fun scavenger hunts and activities on the nature trail.
Since the weather has been slightly cold and rainy on some days, the kids were able to get some gym time in and also had extra time to work on their projects. The children have really enjoyed making the infinity cubes and adding pictures of their favorite things on them. Make sure to ask your children to show you theirs.
As the year is coming to an end, we are going to work on easier crafts and activities. This way the children will be able to finish all of their projects by the end of the year. We don’t want the children leaving the school year with unfinished projects.
We want to thank all families who were able to take time out of their busy schedules to join us at the After School Family Gathering. All the children had a great time and were excited about all the different activities they could do. It was a huge success. We can’t wait to do it again next year. The kids are already coming up with ideas.
We hope this school year was just as much fun for the children as it was for the staff. We can’t wait to do it all again next year.
Stephanie
General Reminders
- No program days:
- May 5 and 29
- Last day of program:
- 4K A.M., 4K P.M., After School – Thursday, June 8
- Before School – Friday, June 9
- Please take a few moments to fill out our annual parent survey. Your feedback is valued and will be used as we plan for the upcoming school year. Click here to access the survey.
- As temperatures warm up, After School programs will spend more time outdoors. Please remember to send your children with the appropriate outerwear. Refer to the attire and weather chart to see what is required for all temperatures.
- If your child(ren) is going to be absent from program, please call our message attendance line at 262–547–2326.
- 4K Wrap Only: Rest sheets and blankets go home at the end of every week to get washed. Please remember to return washed sheets and blankets with your child(ren) the following Monday so they have clean items to use for the week.
What's Happening
Before/After School/4K Wrap Cushing
Before & After School Cell Phone Number: 414-380-8808 | This number can be used to call or text Wisconsin Youth Company staff at your child(ren)’s location during program hours. Please note that staff are engaged with children during program hours and may not be able to answer. Please leave a message and they will get back to you.
4K Wrap Cell Phone Number: 414-380-8809 | This number can be used to call or text Wisconsin Youth Company staff at your child(ren)’s location during program hours. Please note that staff are engaged with children during program hours and may not be able to answer. Please leave a message and they will get back to you.
24-Hour Attendance Message Line: 262-547-2326 | Please call the message line when your child(ren) will be absent from program. All absences must be reported. Please leave a message regarding your child(ren)’s name, program, and the date(s) of absence.
Administrative Office: 262-547-8770 ext. 0 | If you need immediate assistance, please contact our administrative office. Our administrative office can also assist you with your registration questions.
Wisconsin Youth Company Email: waukesha@wisconsinyouthcompany.org | To communicate with our administrative or registration team or if you have questions regarding your account please send us an email.
