STARS Program Information
for Summer 2025
State-Licensed Child Care Center, Childcare Network Accepted
Administrative Liaison: Mrs. Jessica Waddington
Director: Mr. Brian Kehoe
Administrative Assistants: Mrs. Barbara Needham & Mrs. Nicole Warriner
Phone: (609) 641-5375, ext. 7
Click here to email STARS
Office Located in the Marsh School Library
Program Open to all current Absecon School District students
in grades Pre-K through 8th
STARS Hours
June 23-July 31
Monday through Thursday (STARS is closed on Fridays in the summer)
Morning Care Hours: 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Regular Care hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Tuition
- The cost for the STARS Morning Care Program will be a $6 flat rate.
- There are two options for the Regular Care Program for all grades:
half day - rate $25 per day (including breakfast and lunch at $4.50 per student)
or
full day rate - $50 per day (including breakfast and lunch at $4.50 per student).
- A half day constitutes four consecutive hours or less.
- A full day will be charged for anything over four hours.
- Annual registration fee of $35 per family.
School areas utilized: school cafeteria, gymnasium(s), STEAM Lab, multiple classrooms, Early Childhood Center, art room, and playgrounds.
Pre-K through 4th Grade students are escorted to STARS by staff at dismissal if participating in school summer programs.
Important Links
For information about applying for financial aid for STARS tuition, please use this online calculator tool*: https://www.childcarenj.gov/Calculator
*Please note this is not the application for financial aid
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