County Executive Steuart Pittman announced that the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks will open three Essential Personnel School Age (EPSA) sites to offer childcare services for essential employees working during the COVID-19 pandemic. This service is open only to those individuals defined under Governor Hogan's executive order of March 25, 2020.
Children attending EPSA child care will be cared for with ratios of one staff member to no more than nine children. Parents are strongly urged to keep children at home as the first and best option to protect them from the COVID-19 virus. Please be aware that EPSA site activities will be limited based upon the location/space available. In general, activities will include: arts & crafts, games, and outdoor play (weather/space permitting). All locations will be open Monday - Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for children 4 to 12 years old.
Anne Arundel County has three designated EPSA sites and is pursuing additional sites in the future to meet demand as needed. The current locations and opening dates are:
South County Recreation Center (SCRC)
- Planned opening: Monday, March 30, 2020
- 4510 Owensville Sudley Rd. Harwood, MD. 20776
- 16 openings for children
- Free/Open only to Essential Personnel
- North Arundel Aquatic Center (NAAC)
- Planned opening: Monday, March 30, 2020
- 7888 Crain Highway Glen Burnie, MD. 21061
- 16 openings for children
- Free/Open only to Essential Personnel
Free/Open only to Essential Personnel
- Arundel Olympic Swim Center (AOSC)
- Planned opening: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
- 2690 Riva Rd. Annapolis, MD. 21401
- 16 openings for children
Six (6) NEW sites will be opening Thursday, April 2, 2020. Registration for these sites will begin on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. See below for site locations.