Safekey runs on CCSD campuses, but the Clark County School District doesn't run it. A city or the county does, and the fees, the late pickup rules, and even the grades served change with the provider. The City of Las Vegas charges a $25 yearly registration fee per child and $7 for a morning or $10 for an afternoon, according to its Safekey page. Clark County Parks and Recreation charges $10 to register and $5 or $9 a session, according to its Safekey handbook.

To find which one serves your school, use the July 2026 Southern Nevada Safekey Site Listing. Our CCSD school hours guide links it, lists every provider's phone number, and covers how this year's new bell times emptied morning Safekey at many 7:30 a.m. schools. This piece covers the money, the rules, and the calendar.

City of Las Vegas Safekey

The city's page describes Safekey as a program for children ages 5 to 11 in kindergarten through fifth grade, offered "at 64 elementary schools within the city." The city's own 2026 to 2027 site sheet lists 71 sites, a gap our school hours guide also flagged. The Department of Youth Development and Social Initiatives runs it.

Registration is online only. New families use the Registration Portal on the city's page. Returning families log in to the Connect Portal, open the Registration tab, and pick the school their child will attend this year. The page reminds families to update the child's grade.

The 2026 to 2027 Parent Handbook says a child "is not fully registered to attend until they are prepaid/prescheduled for their daily visit." You book and pay for each date in the Connect Portal's Attendance tab. "Daily program capacity limits may apply," it says. Enrollment is based on first come, first served availability and is not guaranteed. Children who show up unpaid "will be escorted to the school's office."

Cash, check, and money order payments go to the Customer Care Center at 500 S. Main St., next to the City Hall parking garage, per the city page.

There aren't any refunds. You can remove a booked morning or afternoon in the portal before that day's start time and get a credit, and the handbook says credits expire on the last day of school.

For late pickup, the handbook charges a $10 late pickup fee for every 10 minute increment past the scheduled end, starting at 6:01 p.m. The city handbook says that if a child isn't picked up within 30 minutes of closing, city Marshals "may be notified" to take the child to a city community center, city facility, or Child Haven, and that repeated late pickups bring a suspension of up to one school year.

Parents, guardians, and emergency contacts sign children in and out with a PIN from the Connect Portal's Personal tab. The handbook says anyone picking up must be 12 or older and may be asked for photo ID.

The city accepts subsidy certificates from the Nevada Department of Welfare, Desert Regional Center, the Inter-Tribal Council of Southern Nevada, East Valley Family Services, and the Moapa Band of Paiutes, plus employer child care reimbursement. The Safekey office has to process a certificate before the discount applies.

Clark County Safekey

Clark County Parks and Recreation's Safekey page serves kindergarten through eighth grade "at participating schools." City Safekey stops at fifth grade, and Henderson moves sixth through eighth graders to a separate program.

The county's FAQ, dated 2023 to 2024, lists a $10 nonrefundable registration fee for the school year, then "$5 a day, per child" for mornings and "$9 a day, per child" for afternoons, or "$14 a day per child if both sessions are needed." The 2025 to 2026 handbook prints the same rates. You enroll each child in the Safekey Participation Fee at the right school before you can book dates.

The county's handbook, still the 2025 to 2026 edition on its page, lists standard sites from 7:00 a.m. to the bell and from the bell to 6:00 p.m. "Early Safekey sites," at specific schools, open at 6:30 a.m. The FAQ says the county's schedule "correlates to the school's specific bell schedule" and tells families to email or call to confirm start times.

The county's July 16, 2026 registration notice opened every first semester date, August 10 through December 19, at once. It says the county is "not operating with maximum capacities this school year" and that everyone who needs Safekey can use it once paid in full, unlike the city's handbook, which says daily capacity limits may apply and enrollment is not guaranteed. The same notice also calls spots first come, first served "with very limited availability," so book early. Next semester dates will open according to the 2026 to 2027 CCSD calendar.

For late pickup, the FAQ and handbook list $5 per child for every 10 minutes after 6:01 p.m. If a child is still there after 6:30 p.m., "Metro Police will be called to transport the participant to Child Haven." After three late pickups for the afternoon program, the child is not allowed back in the Safekey program for that school year.

The county page says: "NO REFUNDS, CREDITS OR TRANSER OF DAYS OR SESSIONS PAID FOR." The July 16 notice matches that for this school year: "We are not issuing any credits, refunds, or transfers this school year." The 2025 to 2026 handbook still mentions a one time courtesy or credit for certain circumstances, approved by its finance staff.

City of Henderson Safekey

The City of Henderson's Youth Programs page says Safekey is "offered at all Henderson elementary schools." Its Teen Scene program serves sixth through eighth graders after school.

Both "follow the Clark County School District calendar and bell times," and the page says start and end times vary by school. It links an updated 2026 to 2027 schedule "to align with each school's new bell schedule."

Registration starts with participation forms sent through DocuSign, new each school year, one packet per child. Once the city processes them, "an annual registration charge of $10 is placed on your City of Henderson account."

All Henderson Safekey programs offer extended stay from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. If you aren't registered for it, the page says "a charge is assessed for late pickups for every 10 minutes, beginning at closing." The city's 2026 to 2027 Youth Enrichment Handbook puts that at $10 for every 10 minutes starting at 6:01 p.m., and extended stay at $10 per child per week, booked by the Wednesday before. If there is a second occurrence within 12 months of the first late pickup, the handbook requires a parental conference, and a third occurrence in that same 12 month period means the household will be subject to suspension from the program. If a child is not picked up 30 minutes after site closing time "and parent or guardian has not contacted the program," it says Clark County School District (CCSD) Police, Henderson Police Department, or another appropriate authority will be notified.

The handbook lists the $10 registration fee and $10 weekly early arrival and extended stay options but no daily morning or afternoon Safekey rate, so confirm the session price with Youth Enrichment at 702 267 4100, Option 1.

North Las Vegas and Boulder City also run Safekey at some schools. The July 2026 Southern Nevada Safekey Site Listing lists each Safekey school under its provider, with City of North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation at 702 633 1608 and Boulder City Parks and Recreation at 702 293 9256.

Is Safekey open November 11 and Thanksgiving week?

CCSD has no school Wednesday, November 11, for Veterans Day, or Wednesday through Friday, November 25 to 27, for Thanksgiving break. Our Thanksgiving break guide has the full November calendar.

The city's handbook says its programs operate on days when in person school is in session and "will be closed on all city of Las Vegas holidays." The county handbook says Safekey "operates only on days that school is in session," closes on federal, state, and county holidays, and is closed during staff development days and winter, spring, and summer breaks. It points families to county recreation centers, which "may have a program available." Henderson's page says Safekey and Teen Scene follow the CCSD calendar.

Half days matter too. Both the city and county handbooks say there is no afternoon Safekey on half days. Henderson is the exception: its handbook says Safekey and Teen Scene run on early dismissal days from the early bell to 6:00 p.m., at a different price.

When your child is sick

The city handbook lists symptoms that should keep a child home, including diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, elevated temperature, and unexplained rash. "If a child develops a symptom from the above list while in the Safekey program, the parents will be called and the child must be picked up within 30 minutes." A child with something contagious, "such as ringworm, lice, COVID," may be kept out until fully recovered, and "A doctor's release may be required."

That's Safekey's rule, separate from the school's.

Who to call

City of Las Vegas Safekey: 495 S. Main St., 5th Floor, 702 229 KIDS (5437), 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, as printed on the city's Safekey page. The Parent Handbook lists different phone hours, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The two do not match, so call before going in person on a Friday. For subsidy help, call that number and press 2.

Clark County Parks and Recreation Safekey: 2601 E. Sunset Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89120, 702 455 8251, CCSafekey@ClarkCountyNV.gov. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., per the county's Safekey page.

City of Henderson Youth Enrichment: 702 267 4100, Option 1, per the Henderson Youth Programs page.

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