Step By Step Preschool Childcare - 3 to 5 years of age
A Developmentally Appropriate Program for Preschool Children
Located at Arrowwood Elementary (5410 Seidel). Director: Patricia Buchholz  Phone: 989.399.8527

Enrollment packets with program information and printable forms are available online or in the Community Education office inside Heritage High School. Please complete and return the packet of forms below (See documents). You can drop these completed forms off to the Community Education Office or emailed to Community Education at commed@stcs.org. Office hours at 8 am - 4:30 pm. 

Our Philosophy
Step By Step is committed to recognizing the individuality of each child enrolled in our program. We assist children in developing their own natural talents and help them discover new ones. An open and cooperative relationship between our center and your home is imperative. Together, we share the responsibility of providing a secure and nurturing environment for your child. We focus on the individual needs of your child, including emotional, cognitive, social, and physical skill development. School readiness skills are also emphasized. Your child’s early experiences with preschool child care and school settings will follow them throughout their life. Our goal is to make it a positive one!

 Michigan DHHS - Bridges - Childcare  Assistance

• Licensed by the State of Michigan

• Located at Arrowwood Elementary

• Full-year program (closed holidays)

• Full Year: open 7 am - 6 pm

• Enrichment Program is School Year

• Enrichment: open 8:30-11:30 am

• Snacks provided

• 6 day sick allowance/year

• Child must be 3 years old to attend

• Child must be toilet trained to attend

2024-2025 Rates (pre-paid by week regardless of attendance). No credits for non-attendance.
Full Time: Monday - Friday, minimum 4 days.
5 days - $160/week 4 Days - $128/week
Enrichment: Monday-Thursday (not open on Fridays). Minimum 2 days.
4 Days-$80/week 3 Days-$60/week 2-Days-$40/week

The packet of forms will be available by the end of July for enrollment in the K-5 After School Activities Clubs. Registration forms will  also available for the White Pine Middle School After School Club.

Registration is currently closed due to reaching maximum capacity. Please call (989) 797-1847 to be placed on a waiting list.

Summer Childcare (now called Summer Kids Club) is for students who attended school in grades Kindergarten through 5th during the 2023-2024 school year. It is held at Sherwood Elementary and is open from 7 am - 6 pm each weekday. The club opened Monday, June 3 and will end Friday, August 9. All students must be pre-registered.

Saginaw Township Community Schools is scheduled to receive $1.9 million in state appropriations to repair the Sherwood Pool, which has been used for community aquatics for over 35 years.

The Sherwood Pool, located at Sherwood Elementary School, has been closed since February of 2022, due to structural problems and a defunct dehumidification unit that has aged out of available parts. To prevent further damage from condensation within the structure, the pool was closed.

The Sherwood Pool has been used for daytime Aquatics Exercise for older adults, evening Exercise Boot Camp for adults, Swim School for children being taught how to swim, and Lifeguard Training. The pool was open five days per week, from morning to evening. Every year, hundreds of participants use the pool and it provides quality-of-life for many of the Township’s older adults and swim lessons for children. It is the only warm water pool (86 degrees) in the area, with easy access, which are major benefits for all participants.

After several months of assessments and meetings with construction personnel, architects, and building planners, an option was chosen to repair the structural integrity of the building (walls and roof) and also fix the problem with inside humidity. The estimated construction project would cost an estimated $1,900,000.  Since the pool is not used for school day student instruction, the Saginaw Township Community Schools could not divert instructional general funds for the repairs. In an effort to raise the necessary funds, Community Education approached individuals, companies, businesses, and organizations with little success due to the size of the funding request.

State Representative Amos O’Neal graciously agreed to visit the pool, after a request was made for state funding. After seeing the pool and the details of the project, Representative O’Neal was very supportive and agreed to try to secure the necessary funds.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is scheduled to sign the FY25 budget in a few weeks.  A timeline for reopening the pool will be established once the funds are received sometime in October. 

If you would like to be added to the list of swimmers to receive pool status updates, email your name, phone number, and email to saelliot@stcs.org.

The Sherwood Pool is currently closed for repair. All swim activities are cancelled.

If you would like to be added to the list of swimmers to receive pool status updates, email your name, phone numer, and email to saelliot@stcs.org.

Community Education 
3465 N. Center Road, Saginaw, MI 48603 
Phone: (989) 797-1847

Office Hours: Mon-Fri., 8am-4:30pm 
Office Staff: Augustine Ostrom (am) & Julie Allen (pm) 

Email Community Education

Director of Community Services:
Steve Elliott (989) 399-8029 (Email Steve Elliott)

Here are links for Online administration:

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• RegWerks Login

• Saginaw Area GIS Authority