Emergency Weather Closings and Delays

The State of Maryland licenses the Center and determines the regulations that govern the Center's operation. These regulations concern, among other items: adult-child ratio, safety, and health. If emergency conditions should ever prevent the Center from operating within these licensing guidelines, the Center must close. The Center will close for children when the Prince George’s County Public Schools close due to inclement weather conditions (such as snow and ice storms).

CYC maintains the following procedures in the case of inclement weather:

When Prince George’s County Schools…

CYC will:

- Close- Close
- Open 2 hours late- Open at 9:30 am 
- Close 2 hours early- Close at 1:30 pm
- Cancel all afternoon/evening activities1- Close at 4:30 pm (No Afternoon Gathering)
- Cancel AM/PM Kindergarten- Does not affect us
- Close for non-inclement weather purposes   (political rallies, utility failures, etc.)- Does not affect us

1 Cancellations for high heat index and/or air quality will typically not affect CYC operations.

NOTE: If the UMD announces an opening time LATER than noted above, the CYC will open 30 minutes after the University. If UMD closes campus PRIOR to the closing times noted above, the CYC will close with the University.

  1.  When inclement weather is predicted and Prince George’s County Schools are closed due to a scheduled closure, the Director will make a decision to open, close, or delay.
  2. When the Center is closed, an email will be sent to the listservs to reach all families. The Director will also send a text alert to those subscribed to the service. Families are encouraged to listen to radio and television announcements about the status of both the University of Maryland College Park and Prince George’s County Schools throughout the day when inclement weather is predicted, and to call the Center: (301) 405-3168.
  3. We recommend that you sign up for School Messenger, Prince George’s County Schools listserv for closings and schedule changes here.  

To sign up for the CYC's 2024-2025 school year text alert system, please do so here. Please only add your phone number to the list once. If you subscribed for camp or during a different school year, you will need to subscribe again.