Consult the payment procedures for payment dates and deadlines.

Registration Fee

    $25 per family (due immediately with registration; nonrefundable and nontransferable).

Membership Fee

    $25 for one child; $50 for 2 or more children in the family (nonrefundable and nontransferable).

Weekly Fees

•     Actual cost per child/week: $275
•     Parent Responsibility/week: $130
•     Girls Place supports $145/week through fundraising efforts that include Special Events, Grant-writing, and donations.

ALL FEES (membership and summer registration fee) are required to guarantee your child’s space in the summer program. All subsequent weekly fees are due ONE week before your child’s attendance (Payment is due the Friday before the week your child attends.)

Registration and membership fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable.  See the Payment Procedures for more information.

Girls Place is working with the School Board of Alachua County to provide meals.  We will update you soon on what will be provided. Girls are welcome to bring snacks and their lunches. Water bottles should be brought daily.

Snack
Our concessions stand is open each afternoon during snack time for girls to purchase additional items.  Parents may opt to send snack items as well.  Items will vary in the concession stand, but typically include juice, water, fruit snacks, chips, and trail mix.  Items range from $0.25-$1.50.

A concessions account needs to be established to avoid any issues with missing money. All money should be given to a staff person upon drop-off/pick-up. Parents can set daily spending limitations, if desired.  We cannot be responsible for lost or stolen money.

Thank you to Bank of America for supporting our Snack Smart program that allows us to provide a FREE healthy snack every day to our girls.

Meal Times
Specific serving times will be shared closer to the start of summer.

Girls must arrive by 9:00am every morning during Summer Day Camp unless otherwise arranged (Field Trips occasionally leave earlier).

Please call if your child is not attending.

Parents should check in their child with our Procare system. If a staff member is not present outside the camper must be escorted inside.

Girls report to their classrooms after check in.

Girls must be picked up by 6:00PM.

Parents and guardians picking up your child before 4:30pm parents/guardians must come into the building and sign their child out.

If you arrive after 4:30PM you may remain in their vehicle, and a staff person will call for your child.

If you will be late, please call the Girls Place phone number (352) 373-4475.

Anyone who comes to pick up a child must have a valid ID checked until the staff person becomes familiar with the parent or guardian.

Girls cannot be sent home with someone who is not on their pick up list.

Please contact the office IMMEDIATELY with any changes to a child’s pick up list (verbal messages from the girls will not be accepted).

Girls Place is an Early Learning Coalition (ELC) provider. Please visit https://elcalachua.org/school-readiness/ for more information. 

Limited financial assistance is available from Children’s Trust of Alachua County (CTAC) for families 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) or less. Proof of eligibility (2025 Tax Return, 2025 W2, SNAP documentation) is required as well as completed financial assistance paperwork. Paperwork will be available once our contract is signed with CTAC.