Are you looking for child-friendly resources and services?
Whether you are looking for a place for your child to enjoy after school or an extracurricular activity to encourage an area of interest, you can find opportunities in our listings. Some programs also provide extra services like extended hours, availability on snow days and holidays, and camps during summer and winter breaks. Several offer discounts for UK employees. Take a look!
UK does not endorse any of these camps or special programs. We provide these listings to support families with up-to-date information to assist with child care planning.
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Anthem Attending fair
Medical health insurance carrier
Tisha Sullivan
502-260-1858
tisha.sullivan@anthem.com
Child Care Aware at University of Kentucky Attending fair
Child Care Aware of Kentucky is the statewide regional network for Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) services. It supports access to safe, affordable, quality child care for families and professional development for child care providers and trainers. The network is housed at the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky.
Darlene Kisler
859-806-3049
darlene.kisler@uky.edu
First 5 Lex/ Fayette Co. Public School Preschool Attending fair
Our mission is to develop a foundation of lifelong learning for children ages birth to 5, families, and caregivers in Fayette County through accessible and approachable educational tools.
Eamonn FitzGerald
859-582-8289
eamonn.fitzgerald@fayette.kyschools.us
Individual, Relational, and Financial Therapy Clinic (I-RAFT Clinic) Attending fair
The University of Kentucky's Individual, Relational, and Financial Therapy (I-RAFT) Clinic is a community wellness facility supporting mental health and personal finance needs in the community. Our staff consists of therapy interns and financial coaching interns.
Our therapist interns are in their Family Sciences Master's program at UK. Our interns are supervised weekly by their clinical supervisors who are licensed Marriage and Family therapists within UK's Family Sciences faculty..
Financial coaches are enrolled in UK’s Family Financial Counseling (FFC) undergraduate program. These financial coaches are under the direct supervision and instruction of Accredited Financial Counselors® within the Family Financial Counseling faculty. Financial coaching services are provided to the public community at no cost.
https://fam.ca.uky.edu/family-center
Nathan D. Wood, PhD, LMFT
859-257-7755
IRAFTclinic@uky.edu
Hours of operation
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Cost
All services are based on a sliding scale fee.
KY Saves 529 Attending fair
KY Saves 529 is a program for parents to plan and save for future education cost.
David Lawhorn
502-696-7383
dlawhorn@kheaa.com
Hours of operation
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET
Lexington Children's Museum Attending fair
Lexington Children's Museum is a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to create a fun and inclusive learning experience that ignites a community of curious minds.
https://lexingtonchildrensmuseum.org/
Abby Thompson
859-258-3253
athompson@lexingtonchildrensmuseum.org
Hours of operation
Museum Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Camps on most days FCPS is closed.
Cost
Museum admissions $10/person
Camps: $65/day
Life Adventure Center Attending fair
Life Adventure Center uses outdoor adventure to transform lives affected by trauma and build more resilient people for a better world. We provide experiential education and outdoor adventure programs to groups across central Kentucky to build resilience and self-regulation.
https://lifeadventurecenter.org/
James Lawrence
540-523-5882
james@lifeadventurecenter.org
Hours of operation
Monday-Friday 8 - 5 p.m. but have overnight cabins as well as weekend availability.
Newton's Attic Attending fair
Newton's Attic is a STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) education non-profit dedicated to providing students with highly unusual educational experiences and providing STEM educational resources to parents, teachers, and students at all grade levels. Our mission is to stimulate interest in science and engineering through exciting hands-on projects, classes, and summer camps.
Our summer STEM day camps offer a mix of robotics, coding, chemistry, and pre-engineering in the areas of mechanical, electrical, and aerospace systems. Classes are small with personalized instruction , and participants learn skills including basic physics and engineering principles, the design process as well as hand and power tool use.
Dawn Cloyd or Trish Preece
859-368-7334 or 859-492-8511
Office@NewtonsAttic.org
Hours of operation
Summer day camps run on a week-by-week bases Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (extended hours by request) late may through early August.
Safe Kids Fayette County Attending fair
Childhood injury prevention program lead by Kentucky Children's Hospital
https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/safe-kids-fayette-county
Safe Kids Sherri Hannan
859-323-1153
sherri.hannan@uky.edu
Hours of operation
Varies. Weekdays. Some evenings and weekends.
Cost
Injury prevention workshops/programs are free.
The Hearing & Speech Center Attending fair
The mission of The Hearing & Speech Center is to teach children with hearing, speech, and language impairments to listen and talk. We do this by providing high-quality educational, clinical, and family support services.
Brooke Traud
859-268-4545
brooke.traud@hscky.org
Hours of operation
8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (childcare is 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
Cost
Depends on Program