Engage Your Blue Dolphin

With Before/After School Care & Summer Camps Filled With Fun, Exciting Activities

Before & After School Care (Blue Dolphins) | 5 - 12 Years | Serving Manhattan, IL

The Learning Never Stops With High-Quality Programs

Whether it’s the before and after-school program or an exhilarating all-day summer camp experience, your child continues learning with high-quality programs taught by loving, knowledgeable teachers. With non-stop games, puzzles, crafts, friendships, and homework help, the fun never stops!

Expert Teachers Enhance Skills & Help With Homework

Knowledgeable, experienced teachers focus on developing and reinforcing your child’s character skills while providing a fun balance of gross motor and homework/skills-building activities to lock in their learning and reduce the amount of school work at home.

A Calming Environment Invites Peaceful Learning

The blue dolphins are the big fish on campus, so their before and after-school program focuses on enhancing their academic day. Your child enjoys a calm, relaxing morning stretch to prepare them for a full day of learning at school.

Teachers Combine Fun & Academics To Emphasize:

STEAM Activities Promote Age-Appropriate Learning

Your little blue dolphin engages in fun STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) activities designed for their particular age group to develop the necessary skills for success throughout their next school year.

An Honorary Illinois ExceleRate Silver Circle Of Quality Recipient

Expect nothing short of high-quality care and education and a deep commitment to excellence with a center recognized by the Illinois ExceleRate Silver Circle of Quality program not once but for 9 consecutive years.

Family Support For A Solid Home-To-School Connection

Your child prepares for success with a strong home-to-school connection between your family and teachers. Continuity of care, regular evaluations, and open communication help everyone stay on the same page while supporting your child’s skills, progress, and abilities.

Time With Friends Builds Strong Social Skills Daily

Interacting with group games and projects, your little one learns to develop essential social skills that include respect, confidence, communication, problem-solving, and more. Watch them carry these skills throughout their next stages to work with anyone and make friends easily.

FAQs

What are your operating hours?

We are open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., year-round.

What cleaning measures do you follow?

We have professional cleaners come in every day to ensure sparkling, germ-free spaces. Staff also sanitizes throughout the day, and we have air purifiers and electrostatic sprayers to eliminate any pesky microbes in the air or on hard-to-clean surfaces.

How do you keep children safe and secure?

All entrance doors require a coded fob for access, plus the yard is completely fenced. We also have internal-use security cameras throughout the center, and all staff members hold a current CPR certification.