Child care program available for Sussex youths

SPARTA — Kids Educational Enrichment Program (K.E.E.P.) is now accepting registrations for the new school year for our before- and after-school child care program. Schools where Project K.E.E.P. is offered include Alpine, Florence M. Burd, Fredon, Hamburg, Helen Morgan, Lafayette, Cedar Mountain, McKeown, Ogdensburg, Sandyston, Stanhope and Stillwater. For students attending Walnut Ridge School in Vernon, free care is available for the first 200 children to sign up as part of a collaborative effort with “New Jersey After 3” and the Vernon Township School District. K.E.E.P. has funded slots available for qualified parents. To qualify you must be working or attending school full-time and be eligible under SSBG financial guidelines. For a registration form and parent handbook, or more information about programs and financial assistance, call (973) 729-6474 or visit its Web site at www.keepkids.org.