Acton-Boxborough Community Education

Please submit the online registration request. We often have waitlists at our sites before and throughout the school year. Submit the form in order to be added to the waitlist and we will contact you as spots become available.

We enroll on a first-come, first-served basis. If there is more demand for care than spaces available, families will be notified that they are waitlisted, and we will enroll on a rolling basis as space and staffing allow. If you are submitting your request mid-school year, we will respond via email within three days regarding availability.

While we wish we were able to accommodate all families who need care, there may be times that waitlists are established. You will be notified via email if you are waitlisted. As a policy, we do not share waitlist positions or information regarding the likelihood of acceptance.

Your family’s non-refundable registration fee ($35 per child/$60 per family) as well as your non-refundable June payment will be due upon acceptance to the program.

Our schedule change policy requires that requests are submitted using the online schedule change form, and must be submitted by the 10^th of the month if you wish to add or reduce days to your child’s schedule effective the following month. For example, if you wish to change your child’s schedule on November 1, you must complete the form by October 10^th at the latest.

The date you submit the form will be considered the date of your request; all forms are time and date stamped. You will receive a copy of your submission from Google Forms.

Please note we charge a $20 fee for repeated schedule changes. A family’s first change is free, but any subsequent changes will incur this fee.

Written notice is required if you plan to entirely leave or withdraw your child from the program. Please complete our online schedule change form by the 10^th of the month preceding the change. For example, if you want to cancel your child’s enrollment effective February 1, you must complete the form by January 10. Your non-refundable June payment will be retained, and you will remain responsible for any changes on your account.

Please wait to register for Extended Day until your child’s school has been assigned. Incorrect requests impact both your child’s registration as well as that of others. If you submit a request BEFORE your child’s school has been assigned, your request will be canceled and you will be asked to re-submit after assignment.

Please register at the school your child was assigned. If you get off the waitlist for your desired school, please let us know ASAP and we will do our best to accommodate the change. However, we cannot guarantee that space will be available at your new location.

Extended Day offers limited, self-funded financial assistance to qualifying families on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications and instructions can be found online here. 

No, we do not accept state-issued childcare vouchers.

No, parents are responsible for bringing their child to and/or picking up their child from the program.

Yes, and most are conveniently listed in our 2025-26 Family Handbook.