The Fort Bend ISD Extended Day is a program that offers both before and after school child care for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program is in operation at all of the district’s elementary schools and operates from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. It is in operation on all school days, most staff development days, and from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during spring break. Children are provided a snack, assisted with homework, and offered developmentally appropriate activities with a thematic approach as part of the program. Character development is encouraged through community service projects. The mission of the program is to provide a safe, secure, and happy environment that communicates clearly with parents. During the summer, the program operates from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from the last day of school until the end of July.
 
Nayyar Ali is the Extended Day Site Coordinator at Blue Ridge Elementary. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics majoring in Early Childhood Education and Nutrition. She completed a year’s course in Child Development in After School Care at Wharton Junior College.
 
Mrs. Ali was a pre-school teacher for four years at the American army school in Seoul Korea and a dietician at Albany Memorial Hospital in upstate New York where for seven years she planned diets and menus for patients.
 
Mrs. Ali is married and the mother of two daughters. Her oldest is a physician and the youngest is pursuing a PHD at the University of Houston.