Orange County Child Care Program to Transfer to New Provider By: Orange County Communications Department The Orange County Office on Youth would like residents to be aware of an upcoming transition that will impact their Orange County School Age Child Care (OCSACC) program. Effective at the end of this school year, May 20, 2026, the Office on Youth will transfer operations of the program to a new provider, Right At School (RAS), a trusted childcare operator currently offering programs at 34 schools in Virginia. RAS will begin their summer program following Memorial Day, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. While the Office on Youth will no longer oversee the childcare program, staff have worked with Right At School to plan a transfer of operations in a way that preserves, and expands upon, the availability, flexibility, affordability, and quality service that has defined the program for many years. Current parents of enrolled students should have received a letter about this change through multiple communications. We understand residents may have questions about this transition. Several of the most frequently asked questions are listed below. A newly-launched webpage, wwww.orangecountyva.gov/childcarequestions, offers answers to additional questions. When will the change take place? The last date of operations for the Orange County School Age Child Care (OCSACC) program will be Wednesday, May 20, 2026, which is also the last day of the Orange County Public School year. Following the same schedule that OCSACC would normally observe, Right At School will begin summer childcare operations on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, following the Memorial Day holiday. Which sites will transition to the new provider? Are any sites closing? All current sites (Lightfoot Elementary School, Locust Grove Primary School, Gordon-Barbour Elementary School, and Orange Elementary School) will begin summer care operations with Right At School on May 26, 2026. No sites are closing. Transportation from Unionville Elementary School and Locust Grove Elementary School will continue to operate as well.
Will the new program retain current teachers and staff? Current Orange County School Age Child Care program staff will have first consideration to join the staff of Right At School and are encouraged to apply to continue providing childcare at the sites. What's happening to the Orange County Office on Youth? The Office on Youth will focus efforts on community initiatives and filling service gaps that align with their mission of preventing juvenile delinquency, such as truancy prevention, youth substance use prevention, parenting classes, and more.
All four current sites, GBES, LES, LGPS, and OES, will transition to the new provider, Right At School.
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