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Kids Corner waits eliminated, enrollment and revenues rise after district overhaul
Summary
District staff reported Kids Corner (the PVPUSD before/after-school program) has zero students on the waitlist after staffing and registration reforms; enrollment rose to 1,556 and projected 2025-26 revenue is about $6.3 million, with net revenue expected to exceed $1 million.
Principal Brett Egan presented the board with an update on Kids Corner, the district-operated before- and after-school program for TK through fifth grade. After a sustained effort to rebuild capacity, Egan reported the program now serves about 1,556 students and that the waitlist — which reached the hundreds in 2024'25 — was effectively down to zero at the time of the meeting. "Today, 0 students are on the wait list as of today," he said, noting only a single registration that morning that was being handled.
Egan said the district implemented a number of operational changes since April 2025: standardizing five-day enrollment weeks, launching online registration, strengthening communications, increasing administrative support, and expanding hiring. He said the program has hired roughly 64 Kids Corner assistants (with several pending clearances), established site supervisors at each elementary site, and instituted staff training. Egan described staffing ratios they aim for (TK/kinder 10:1, grades 1'5 20:1) and said interviews and hiring have been intensive: "I've interviewed, like, 90 some odd people for Kids Corner since June 1."
On finances, Egan said 2024'25 actual revenue was about $5.4 million; he projected $6.3 million in revenue for 2025'6 and said net revenue over expenditures is expected to exceed $1 million next year. He attributed revenue growth to higher enrollment, revised ELOP funding/pricing, and the inclusion of summer program revenue in projections. The program implemented a modest 5% fee increase for 2026'7 to keep pace with costs, staff said, and communicated changes to families in January.
Superintendent Dr. Devin Serrano and several board members praised staff and site supervisors for the turnaround and asked procedural questions about registration timelines and ratio targets. Board members asked to schedule site visits to observe on-site improvements. Egan closed by noting ongoing monitoring of demand and staffing and by thanking the many staff and student employees who support the program.
What happens next: Staff will continue to monitor enrollment, finalize summer athletics and Kids Corner registration timelines, and address any capacity changes ahead of the 2026'7 school year.
