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School is Out...Where Can the Children Go?

Children will be off for two weeks from school but some parents will not have a two-week vacation...here is a list of a few places they can attend on their break.

Starting Monday, children in Cobb County schools will be out of school for two weeks  for winter break, but many parents will not be able to take a two-week vacation to stay home with them. South Cobb Patch found a few places for children to enjoy their vacation.

Daycare facilities:

  • , (Austell): the facility will be open 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. December 20 to December 23, and December 27 to December 30. The center will be closed for Christmas Eve and New Years' Eve. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The cost for each week is $135, and the one time registration fee for new students is $50. Location: 745 Six Flags Drive; 770-948-7201
  • , (Austell): the facility will be open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. December 20, 2010 to December 23 and December 27  to December 30. The center will be closed for Christmas Eve and New Years' Eve. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The cost for each week is $165, and the one time registration fee for new students is $75. Location: 2081 Mesa Valley Way; 770-948-2028
  • (Mableton): the facility will be open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. December 20 to December 23 and December 27  to December 30. The center will be closed for Christmas Eve and New Years' Eve. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The cost for each week is $175, and the one time registration fee for new students is $75. Location: 20 Veterans Memorial Highway SE; 678-213-2184
  • (Mableton): the facility will be open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. December 20 to December 23 and December 27  to December 30. The center will be closed for Christmas Eve and New Years' Eve. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The cost for each week is $110, and the one time registration fee for new students is usually $65, but for winter break students it will be lowered to $45. Location: 6736 Mableton Parkway SE; 770-948-6387
  • Royalty Academy, (Mableton): the facility will be open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. December 20 to December 23 and December 27 to December 30. The center will be closed for Christmas Eve and New Years' Eve. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The cost for each week is $35, and the one time registration fee for new students is $25. Location: 6025 Mableton Parkway SE; 770-941-1660
  • , (Austell): the facility will be open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. December 20 to December 23 and December 27 to December 31. The center will be closed for Christmas Eve. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The cost for each week is $115 and the one time registration fee for new students is $50. Location: 5541 Austell Road; 770-944-9427

Afterschool Programs:

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  • Boys & Girls Club (Austell and Mableton): the program will be open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. December 20 to December 23 and December 27 to December 30 for members. Children should bring lunch. Member rates apply. To contact the center,  call 770-944-2697 or 770-819=1415. Location: 785 Fountaine Road SW in Mableton and 875 Six Flags Drive in Austell

 

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