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 St., 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 & Friday: 3:25-6 p.m. | Thursday 2:55-6 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.   

2024-2025 Program Calendar

Meet the Staff

  • Program Supervisor  |  Stephanie
  • P.M. 4K Wrap & After School Lead Teacher  |  Ellyn

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 info@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  

  • Please ring the doorbell outside Door S2. Staff will greet you at the door.
  • Parents will enter the program room and sign their children into program.  
  • Children will check in with staff and put belongings on a hook.

 After School Pick-up  

  • Please ring the doorbell outside Door S2. Staff will greet you at the door.
  • Parents will enter the program room and sign their children out of program.  
  • 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 P.M. 4K Wrap

P.M. 4K Wrap staff will pick up children from their 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 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’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 3:25 p.m. Every Thursday, staff and children will be waiting outside at 2:55 p.m. If picking up prior to 3:25 p.m. (Thursday 2:55 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. 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 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, children’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.

The end of the year is right around the corner. Time has flown by this year, and I am sad to see it ending. All the children in 4K wrap have come so far since the beginning of the school year, and I am so proud of them!

April in review: In April, we learned about a lot of animals and prepared for our jungle-themed party. The kids had an amazing time. Thank you to all the parents who showed up. A couple highlights from our animal theme were learning facts about giraffes, lions and elephants, as well as working together as a class to make a paper chain snake.

We also had an Easter-themed week. We hid Easter eggs, made bunnies out of toilet paper rolls, and had a jellybean tasting day.

We had a bug week during the last week of April. We learned how honey is made, went on a nature trail looking for bugs, and made bee, butterfly and dragonfly artwork.

A look into May: Our last full month of the school year is going to be full of fun. The first couple of weeks we will learn about plants and what they need to grow and thrive. We will grow grass heads, beans, and sunflowers. We will also have a sensory week and a summer/ beach themed week for the last two weeks. Mother’s Day is in May as well, so we will work hard for a week to make gifts for our amazing mothers.

Thank you!

Ms. Ellyn

Hello Cushing families,

It is so hard to believe this is the last newsletter of the 2024-2025 School Year. It really seemed like this school year flew by so fast. Only a month left to go! Hopefully, within this last month, we will finally get some nice and warm weather to stay.

We are looking forward to getting outside more and possibly enjoying snack and projects outside. This is one of our favorite times of the year.

Back in April, we celebrated our last family gathering; it was an amazing outcome. Thank you to all the families who showed up and took time out of their day to hang out with their children. All the kids seemed to have a great time. Congratulations to Mason for winning the Spring Family Gathering raffle basket. He guessed there were 27 Dum Dums in the mini star pinata. There was a total of 25 inside.

With the school year ending, make sure you double or even triple check the lost and found for any belongings you may have lost in the school year. If it was left during Before or After School, it most likely will still be there.

Have your children check their folders for any crafts and activities they have done and take home. Their folders are sitting right on the sign in/out table (orange basket).

I hope you all have a great summer. I am looking forward to seeing you all next year or in our summer camp over the summer. Remember, just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you don’t have to read. Pick up a book or two and enjoy reading in the nice sunny weather.

Here is a recommended reading list if the children want some new stories for summer:

Grades 1-2

  • “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein
  • “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss
  • “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss
  • “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White
  • “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Early Chapter Books:

  • “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” by Richard and Florence Atwater
  • “The Boxcar Children” by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5 (chapter books):

  • “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle
  • “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney
  • “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster
  • “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling
  • “Little House on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • “Pippi Longstocking” by Astrid Lindgren
  • “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” by Judy Blume
  • “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” by E.L. Konigsburg

Series:

  • Magic Tree House series
  • Dog Man series
  • Baby-Sitters Club series
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
  • The Keepers of the Lost Cities
  • Wings of Fire

Enjoy your summer and see you next year!

Mrs. Stephanie

Reminders
  • No program:
    • Monday, May 26
  • Early release, Before School only
    • Thursday, June 5
  • 4K Wrap:
    • We are running low on spare rest sheets. Please look at home to see if you have any of our white sheets.  
    • If it is raining and you have a rain jacket and rain boots, please send them with your child so we can still have fun outside. We love to go outside as much as possible!  
    • If the weather is 40 degrees or below, please send your child to school with an appropriate jacket and a hat.
  • If your child is going to be absent from program, please text or call our message attendance line at 262–547–2326.
Weather Guidelines

This chart shows what children need to wear when programs go outside.

Photo Gallery

4K Wrap Photos:

Before & After School Photos:

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 text call the message line when your child(ren) will be absent from program. All absences must be reported. Please include 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: info@wisconsinyouthcompany.org  |  To communicate with our administrative or registration team or if you have questions regarding your account please send us an email.