Welcome

When the school bell rings in the afternoon, as many as 15 million “latchkey children” return to an empty house on any given afternoon. Many of those are right here in our community. The difference between parents’ work schedules and their children’s school schedules often totals between 20 and 25 hours a week and many more than that during the summer. The children most at risk are the ones that are alone early on and spend more hours in the latchkey situation. The highest rate of juvenile crime is between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

 

 

SeeSaw Children’s Place is the only nonprofit, nonsectarian, licensed afterschool program for school age children from 5 to 12 years old in Longview offering scholarships to low income families who qualify.

 

Located on two (2) school campuses and serving three (3) school districts:

• Longview ISD
• Pine Tree ISD
• Spring Hill ISD

 

SeeSaw offers a safe, stimulating educational and enrichment opportunities.

 

Afterschool programs keep children safe, improve student performance, and can improve students’ health by providing healthy, nutritious snacks & meals. At SeeSaw, children have a healthy snack, playtime, and help with their homework. The structure of an afterschool program can make homework part of students’ daily routine (one less thing to deal with at home). During the summer and holidays, the hours are from 6:30 a.m. until 6:15 p.m. Children go on educational and fun field trips (swimming, zoo, museums, etc). For most of these children, this is their vacation and many have not had these opportunities. SeeSaw Children’s Place also provides working parents, grandparents and/or guardians with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that their children are safe and cared for.

 

Sincerely,

Executive Director, SeeSaw Children's Place

 

 

 

"Balancing life’s ups and downs for children."