Mechanicsville Elementary School

ABC Care Center – Mechanicsville Elementary School

The first ABC Care program site to open, Mechanicsville Center is a MD EXCELS Level 3 and three-time nationally accredited program focusing on small group interactions with both teacher-led and self-selected activities. Creative arts, STEM and drama keep children involved before and after school. Students enjoy supervised free play time in the large school gymnasium, two large outdoor playgrounds and blacktop area and have the option to choose quiet areas to complete their homework before heading home.

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The NAA Standards for School-Age Quality specifically address the indicators of quality programs reflected in current research. Examples include meeting the developmentally different needs of youth, 5-14 years, involving children and youth in program planning, providing positive interactions between children and youth and adults, and ensuring a safe and challenging environment for children and youth in and out of school time.

This Location Meets COA Standards
COA's After School Standards represent a merging of NAA's standards and COA's 8th Edition Standards, and include three different sections of standards: After School Program Administration (ASP-AM), After School Human Resources (ASP-HR), and After School Programming and Services (ASP-PS). The set of standards are based on generally-accepted elements of best practice, outcomes-oriented, effective in advancing quality, and responsive to the unique needs and diversity of after school programs. COA's standards are grounded in a long-standing, widely held belief that children, youth, and families benefit when a program enhances its capacity to achieve its mission and validate its impact. “Children and youth who participate in After School and Youth Development programs gain the personal, social, emotional, and educational assets needed to support healthy development, increase well-being, and facilitate a successful transition through childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood.” Council of Accreditation Core Purpose

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Casey Pack

Casey Pack is our Site Director at Mechanicsville Elementary School. Casey started with ABC Care in 2021 as an assistant. Casey is currently attending classes at Carroll Community College to receive her associate in early childhood education. When Casey is not working or attending school, she enjoys spending time with her family. Casey also enjoys spending time hiking in the mountains and getting lost in reading a good book.