DeKalb offering cheap childcare during fall break

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer a fall break mini day camp, the agency announced.

The camp will be on Oct. 5, 6 and 9 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and costs $10 a day for children ages 5-12. They must bring their own breakfast, lunch and snack.

The camp runs at the same time as DeKalb Schools' fall break. The kids will get to take part in a variety of recreational and art activities, the county said.

To register, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks or visit any of these locations:

Browns Mill Recreation Center, 5101 Browns Mill Road, Lithonia, GA 30038

Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30034

Gresham Recreation Center, 3113 Gresham Road, Atlanta, GA 30316

Hamilton Recreation Center, 3263 Chapel Street, Scottdale, GA 30079

Lucious Sanders Recreation Center, 2484 Bruce Street, Lithonia, GA 30058

Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340-B McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA 30033

Midway Recreation Center, 3181 Midway Road, Decatur, GA 30032

H. Scott Recreation Center, 2230 Tilson Road, Decatur, GA 30032

Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 644 Parkdale Drive, Scottdale, GA 30079

Tucker Recreation Center, 4898 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA 30084

For more information, contact LaShanda Davis at 404-371-3643 or lsdavis@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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