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School closings

When school is closed, we are open

Teacher in-service days, holidays and breaks run as full days, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Your school's calendar sets the dates; this is how the year usually goes.

This school year
  • A few days between September and June

    Event

    In-service days

    Full-day care, 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

  • Early November

    Event

    Election Day

    Full-day care

  • Late November

    Event

    Thanksgiving break

    Full days Wednesday and Friday; closed on Thanksgiving Day

  • Late December to early January

    Event

    Winter break

    Full days; closed on the holidays

  • Mid January

    Event

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Full-day care

  • Late March or April

    Event

    Spring break

    Full days, all week

  • Winter mornings

    Event

    Snow days and two-hour delays

    A text goes out before 5:00 a.m. to say whether we open

  • Early July

    Closed

    Independence Day

    Closed

Sample dates.

Breaks and summer

Full days for the long breaks

Breaks and summer weeks run Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Book a break, a week or the whole summer.

School breaks
  • Late November

    Thanksgiving break

    Full days on the Wednesday and Friday, with the Thursday closed.

    • Ages 5 to 11
    • 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Late December to early January

    Winter break

    Two weeks of full days with a quiet morning, an outing day and a movie afternoon.

    • Ages 5 to 11
    • 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Late March or April

    Spring break

    A full week of games, projects and yard time.

    • Ages 5 to 11
    • 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • June

    Summer, weeks 1 to 3

    Full days with a trip day each week and water play in the yard.

    • Ages 5 to 11
    • 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • July

    Summer, weeks 4 to 6

    Full days of building projects, games and a trip day each week.

    • Ages 5 to 11
    • 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • August

    Summer, weeks 7 to 9

    Full days, with the last week given to games and slow mornings before school starts.

    • Ages 5 to 11
    • 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sample sessions.

Plan around the school calendar

Tell us your child's school when you register and we send the list of closings for that school.