The Family Program consists of On-Site Day Care for children ages 6 months to 5 years, a daily Children's Program for ages 6-17 and nightly babysitting in the day care suite staffed by SWE volunteers. Adults (age 18+) are encouraged to participate in the Technical and Fun Tours, or they may request help from the SWE Concierge in obtaining information about other local events and attractions.

Family Programs Meet and Greet		All Ages		Tuesday		7:00pm-8:00pm
On-Site Day Care		6 months to 5 years		Wednesday-Saturday
Children's Program		6 years to 17 years		Wednesday-Saturday		7:00am-5:00pm
Nightly Babysitting		6 months to 17 years		Wednesday-Saturday		6:30pm-9:30pm

Family Programs Meet and Greet
For all ages
Tuesday - 7:00pm-8:00pm

SWE volunteers and chaperones will be available to answer any last minute questions you or your child might have. The day care suite will also be available for inspection. Meet the other kids and pick out a buddy to ride on the bus with, check out the day care suite where we'll be meeting and returning to every day, and get a sneak preview of the next four days' events!

On-Site Day Care
For ages 6 months to 5 years
Wednesday-Saturday - 7:00am-5:00pm

Children's Program
For ages 6 years to 17 years
Wednesday-Saturday - 7:00am-5:00pm

The Children's Program runs from Wednesday through Saturday. Each day's program includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, transportation and admission to the listed venues. On Saturday, dinner (a pizza party) is also included. Children may be dropped off at the day care suite between 7:00–8:30am, and picked up between 4:00–5:00pm.

Children's Program Forms

Please print these forms. Fill them out and send them to the address given on the form.

Information Form

Parent Permission, Waiver, Medical History and Locator Form

Children's Program Fees

			First Child		Each Additional Child
Before May 25			$35 per day		$28 per day
After May 25			$50 per day		$40 per day

Families with more than one child enrolled in the Children's Program will receive a 20% discount on each additional child. The program is open to a limited number of parents who wish to accompany their child and participate as chaperones. (The fee is waived for chaperones.) If you are interested in being a chaperone, contact Lisa Gilchrist (713-853-1553.

Additional data and release forms must be completed and returned prior to the first day's activities. All forms will be sent to you with your registration confirmation. Release forms are available above. All required paperwork must be completed before a child can be enrolled in the program.

Please note: For the safety of all children in the program, any child who fails to acknowledge program supervision will be subject to further action. The program director may: 1) eject the child from the program (fees are non-refundable); 2) allow the child to attend only if accompanied by an adult chaperone; or 3) take other action deemed appropriate at the director's discretion. SWE is not responsible for children ejected from the Children's Program.

Children's Program Activities

Wednesday	7:00am-8:30am		Breakfast
	9:00am-1:00pm		George Ranch Historical Park - a 500-acre living history park and a 23,000-acre working cattle ranch
	12:00noon		Picnic lunch at the George Ranch Historical Park
	1:00pm-4:00pm		Fire Museum - a very hands-on museum - Sit in a 1912 horse-drawn fire truck!
			Museum of Printing History - Use the antique press to make your own print of a leaf out of an antique book.
	4:00pm-5:00pm		Pick up at the Hyatt Regency Houston
Thursday	7:00am-8:30am		Breakfast
	9:00am-4:00pm		Space Center Houston - a living, interactive monument to the past, present and future of NASA's space program
	12:00noon		Picnic lunch at Space Center Houston
	4:00pm-5:00pm		Pick up at the Hyatt Regency Houston
Friday	7:00am-8:30am		Breakfast
	9:00am-1:00pm		Sea Center Texas - a marine fish hatchery and aquarium
	12:00noon		Lunch at Sea Center Texas, courtesy of The Dow Chemical Company
	1:00pm-4:00pm		Museum of Health and Medical Science - Walk through a Texas-sized brain! Stand inside a giant rib cage! Look through a colossal eye!
			Children's Museum - Experience living in a different country or on a farm.
	4:00pm-5:00pm		Pick up at the Hyatt Regency Houston
Saturday	7:00am-8:30am		Breakfast
	9:00am-1:00pm		Cockerell Butterfly Center - a glass building 70-feet tall filled with thousands of live butterflies
			Museum of Natural Science - Ride the GeoVator to the center of the earth! Check out the Planetarium! Drop in at the Challenger Learning Center and perform all the tasks of a two-hour simulated space flight! Test inertia with flywheels! And maybe take in an IMAX movie.
	12:00noon		Picnic lunch at nearby Hermann Park
	1:00pm-4:00pm		An afternoon of swimming at the Hyatt Regency Houston pool.
	4:00pm-5:00pm		Pick up at the Hyatt Regency Houston
	6:30pm-9:30pm		Pizza party with a professional storyteller and a rental movie.

Nightly Babysitting
For ages 6 months to 17 years
Wednesday-Saturday - 6:30pm-9:30pm

Babysitting will be available in the Day Care Suite of the Hyatt Regency Houston for the children of Convention attendees. SWE volunteers will staff the Day Care Suite during the evening hours.

The charge is $5 per hour for each child. Make reservations 24 hours in advance with the SWE Concierge at the convention.

Please contact SWE's Lisa Gilchrist (713-853-1553) or Lucy Randel (713-871-9924) with questions about the babysitting program.