Kid’s Resort
Where Your Child Can Grow, Make Memories and Be a Kid
With over 7,000 square feet of pure fun, Kid’s Resort is the ultimate after school destination for children in Richmond, TX. Since 2012, our child care center has provided a place for school-aged children to learn, have fun, and make memories. We offer before and after school programs, summer camp, and we continually work with families to provide them with the best and most flexible care.
Discover Our After School Program in Richmond, TX
Our Programs
From after school care to summer camp, there’s something for every child at Kid’s Resort. Check out our programs!
Locations
We provide before and after school care at our main facility, as well as at area schools. Learn more about our locations!
Parent Portal
Give your child the best beginning at Kid’s Resort by visiting our parent portal. Discover more & prepare your child for The Resort!
Join Our Team
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Our Story
Cindy Gifford, Owner
I began working in my mother’s child care facility in 1982 while a junior in high school. I then received my degree in Family and Child Development from Southwest Texas State University in 1989. After graduating, I spent several years working in a full-time facility when an opportunity to start the after-school programs for Lamar CISD was awarded to me in 1997. This resulted in the formation of Tiny Steps Educational Center. While directing six elementary
schools and one private school, I realized the need for a summer camp in the community.
I began designing Kid’s Resort and saw the building through completion in June of 2012. My vision included all the things that I loved as a child. There is a large gym, a large playground, a game room with arcades, science, art, and an area for students to cook. I also brought in my love for animals.
I have been blessed with four children. In 1997, we met Kristen and Patrick, and very quickly they joined our family. It didn’t take long after that, when we met a very special lady who blessed us again with the adoption of our son, Stephen. But GOD was not finished with his blessings. In 1999, Mattea was born. And as fast as I blinked my eyes, I have four grown adults.
Kristen and Patrick are both attending college. Stephen has joined the US Marines (following in his dad’s footsteps), and Mattea is attending Sam Houston with a degree in Criminal Justice. She is also hoping to follow in her dad’s footsteps and work for the FBI. Today, I spend my days spoiling my two grandsons, Lennox and Ryland.
Life has been wonderful to me! I start each day with hope and ambition to make each child feel amazing!
Our Directors
Kyshia D.
Bio coming soon!
Mattea G.
Bio coming soon!
FAQ
Have questions? Curious to learn more about our child care center? The following information can help you kickstart your Kid’s Resort experience!
How do I enroll my child?
Email us at info@kidsresort.org. We will send you an enrollment E-packet. Once the enrollment forms are complete, we will receive an automated alert. Once we review your forms you will receive a confirmation by email from director@kidsresort.org.
How soon can my child start?
What grades do you accept?
What are your hours?
Before School Care: Doors open at 6:30 AM. Van leaves to drop off students at 6:45 AM
After School Care: School dismissal (including early release) until 6:30 PM
All-Day Care: Kid’s Resort’s main facility is open from 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Summer Camp: Kid’s Resort’s main facility is open from 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Do you allow daily rates?
What days are you closed?
Our program calendar lists the days our program is closed. This can vary year-to-year, depending on school district scheduling and when holidays fall during the week. Each year, we will be closed on the following days:
- New Year’s Day
- The first teacher workday in January before the children return to school
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- The Friday after school is released for the summer
- July 4th
- The Friday before school resumes in August
- Labor Day
- Fort Bend County Fair Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
What is included in the “all-inclusive tuition”?
All: Tutoring (once weekly), program materials, and any special activities
Before School Care: Breakfast
After School Care: Afternoon snack
All-Day Care: Breakfast, lunch, and snack
Summer Camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack
Program materials, special on-site activities, field trips, field trip transportation, and their t-shirt
Not Included
Sunscreen & bug spray
Special field trips on Mondays
Additional snacks & lunches if your child prefers something different than what we offer
Is financial assistance available?
Workforce Solutions: Located at 28000 Southwest Fwy, Rosenberg, TX 77471 / 281-344-0279
Kid’s Resort: Request a form by emailing info@kidsresort.org
What forms of payment can I use?
We are excited to offer the safety, convenience, and ease of Tuition Express™. This is an automated payment processing system that allows on-time tuition and fee payments to be made from your bank account or credit card. Payments can be made through a credit card or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through Tuition Express™. Your monthly or bi-monthly payment schedule is based on whatever option you designate upon enrollment. Tuition Express™ offers convenient and secure electronic payments. Cash payments may be made at our main location. Money orders will not be accepted.
What are my payment options?
Payments are due in advance of care. Monthly payments and bi-monthly payments (including the first payment) are due on the last Friday of the month for the upcoming month. Bi-monthly (the second payment) is due on the second Friday of the month. Cash payments may be made at our main location.
What is your staff/student ratio?
Children are grouped by grades. For example, we provide the following groups: K/1st, 2nd/3rd, 3rd/4th, 4th/5th, K-2nd, 3rd-5th.
What is your policy regarding illness?
Kid’s Resort is not equipped to care for ill students. Per Childcare Licensing §746.3601, as well as for your child’s safety and the safety of others, we require that all sick students be picked up within 30 minutes of a parent or guardian being called. Any student who is too sick to go outside or attend school is too sick to attend our program.
If a student becomes ill while in the program, a parent or guardian will be contacted. Parents are required to pick up their child within 30 minutes and the child must be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to our program.
§746.3601 is as follows: A child MAY NOT attend a child care center if
(1) The illness prevents the child from participating comfortably in child care center activities including outdoor play;
(2) The illness results in a greater need for care than caregivers can provide without compromising the health, safety, and supervision of the other children in care;
(3) The child has one of the following (unless a medical evaluation by a health-care professional indicates that you can include the child in the child-care center’s activities)
A. An axillary (armpit) temperature above 100 degrees that is accompanied by behavior changes or other signs or symptoms of illness; or
B. Symptoms and signs of possible severe illness such as lethargy, abnormal breathing, uncontrolled diarrhea, two or more vomiting episodes in 24 hours, rash with fever, mouth sores with drooling, behavior changes, or other signs that the child may be severely ill;
C. A health-care professional has diagnosed the child with a communicable disease, and the child does not have medical documentation to indicate that the child is no longer contagious.
What Are the Kid’s Resort Families Saying?
Contact Us
Enrollment: 832-906-8424
info@kidsresort.org (new families)
director@kidsresort.org (enrolled families)
Business Hours
Monday - Friday: 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
