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. We are maintaining waitlists for the Extended Day programs, and we will contact you as spots become available. 

To request care for the 2026-27 school year, families must submit an online registration request via our pre-registration form if they wish to be considered for a spot.

Our pre-registration form will open to families of currently enrolled Extended Day students at 6 PM on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. This priority window will end on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 12 PM.

The pre-registration form will begin accepting responses from new families on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 6 PM. A link will be posted on our Extended Day page at that time. 

We anticipate beginning to offer space to pre-registered families in June. All famlies submitting a pre-registration request prior to June 15^th should expect a ‘status update’ at the end of June.

Enrollment and admission to the Extended Day Program are on a first-come, first-served basis. Spacese are limited due to the spaces available at each location and the teacher to student ratio. Submission of the form does not guarantee enrollment. Children may only attend the program located at their schools.

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 2025-26 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 2025-26 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.

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.