Pre-RFPParks & RecreationDetected Jun 15, 2026

The Parks and Recreation After School Program (ASP) Subcommittee reviewed parent survey results on June 15, 2026 and discussed raising program costs and staff salaries to stabilize and improve the program. The attached survey dashboard recommends moving from a $65/week baseline to a $100/week rate, adopting a hybrid childcare-plus-enrichment model, and potentially partnering with Kent Curiosity Lab (KCL) and the Kent Land Trust for enrichment offerings. The subcommittee has not selected any vendors or operators; they also briefly considered an outsourced Champions model at about $140/week as an alternative to in-house operations.This is an active program design and financial modeling phase where they are weighing enrollment, pricing, subsidy strategies, and staffing costs. Vendors that support after-school programming, enrichment curriculum, staffing models, or outsourced operations could help refine the model, provide costed scenarios, or propose turnkey programming aligned with the hybrid ASP+KCL vision.

Survey indicates strong demand for hybrid care+enrichment, interest in STEM, sports, and nature programming, and sensitivity to weekly prices above 150; drop-in pricing of 25 per day is recommended.

Kent School DistrictKent After School Program redesign and pricing restructuring

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Parks & Recreation

Where this sits in the buying cycle

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Capital plan & early discussion

Next 1–2 Q

Scoping & vendor outreach window

6–18 mo

RFP / solicitation posted

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