Yes, they can go to any site in session.

Children should remain at the site at which they are registered and that our team has confirmed they may attend. Keep in mind we ask for and may utilize your second-choice site as we reach capacity. If you would like to change your site preference at any point after registering, please reach out to our staff and we will assist you in changing your site.

There will be food provided to every participant.

All parents must pick their children up by dismissal time for that particular site, however if they are running late they must call the coordinator of the site. There is a policy for excessive lateness within the program.

Children may walk to and from the site at the discretion of each parent. The parent will allow this through the registration process.

The Recreation Worcester Program Coordinator is Kwame Marshall. You can reach him at our office by calling 508-799-1328 or emailing youth@worcesterma.gov.

Our site teams may vary in size depending on the number of children registered at each site. Our goal is to keep a staff-to-child ratio of at least 1:8. Each site will have 1 Site Coordinator in charge of the site, 1 or 2 Assistant Site Coordinators, and 5 - 10 Youth Worker staff.

No, this is a free program.

No deadline; there is a rolling admission.

Children register once at the beginning of the program. Children must be registered prior to attending a Recreation Worcester site, and families can either register online in advance using the links above or they may register directly at one of our sites with staff assistance. However, if a site is at capacity, families may not be able to register on site. Additionally, if a child at one of our sites is found to be unregistered or without a complete registration, we will do everything we can to contact their parent/guardian in order to complete a registration but will ultimately adhere to our policy of requiring complete registration information for attendance at Recreation Worcester.

Once you register, you should receive an automated confirmation message. There is no need to reply. About 3 - 4 weeks before the program begins, our team will reach out to you via email to confirm your Recreation Site and to provide information about our program. Any communication with information or updates about our program will come to you via email, so please make sure you are checking all inboxes and spam folders to ensure you are not missing that information. Keep in mind that if you are still not receiving information and it is within 3 - 4 weeks of the program, it is possible you have entered a faulty email into our registration form. You may contact our team at youth@worcesterma.gov to check and correct this.

Unfortunately, we can't accept youth who are outside of the age range of 7 - 12 at the time of our program. Children ages 6 years or younger on the first day of the program must wait until they have turned 7 to attend. Youth ages 13 - 14 on the first day of the program are welcome to register for our Mentorship Leadership Experience program, and youth ages 15+ may apply to work at our Recreation Worcester sites. You can visit the Youth Employment page of our website to find those opportunities.

Yes, Recreation Worcester has a flexible sign-up and attendance policy. However, please register only for the week(s) your child is able to attend as we reserve spots on a first-come first-serve basis, and we want to ensure that all of our open spots are filled during the summer. If your child cannot attend on just one or two days during a week they've registered, please inform the Site Coordinator of your site during the week of their absence.