Snow Information
" Montgomery County"ODCA inclement weather/snow closing number is 1100-Montgomery County. You can listen for school closing and late arrival updates on KYW 1060 AM. You can check their website at www.kyw1060.com, you can sign up with KYW to receive a text message to your cell phone, or call KYW at 215-224-1060. This is the only radio station we call our school updates on. Do not call the school office or school staff to see if school is closed - listen to KYW or visit their website. Our phone lines must be kept open for emergency phone calls out only!
If your children are bus riders then it is your responsibility to be aware of what your school district’s busing status is on a particular snow day. Please note that the bus districts do NOT make special trips for the private schools when their district is running on a different schedule. It is a privilege for us that the public school districts allow the private schools busing. It is your responsibility to be aware what your school district is doing on a particular snow day if your children are bus riders. See below for some examples:
Example 1: ODCA is opened or delayed while some school districts are closed.
You will need to listen to see if your school district is open or closed. If your district is closed while ODCA is open then there will be NO bus transportation to and from school. It will be your responsibility to transport your children to and from school.
Example 2: ODCA is opened on schedule while your bussing district is on a 2 hour delayed schedule. If you want your children to start the school day on time then it will be your responsibility to transport them to school. If you choose to send them on the bus that day that would be fine, but they will receive an excused tardy for that day.
School District Information
| School District | Snow # | Bus Phone # |
| Abington | 301 | 215-884-0421 |
| Philadelphia (Atlantic Express) | Announced by name | 215-875-5860 |
| Centennial | 753 | 215-441-6162 |
| Central Bucks | 755 | 215-348-4232 |
| Cheltenham | 306 | 215-881-6315 |
| Colonial (Romano's) | 305 | 610-834-1671 x2141 |
| North Penn (First Student) | 303 | 215-997-7982 |
| Hatboro-Horsham | 313 | 215-672-0512 |
| Methacton | 316 | 610-409-1914 |
| Norristown | 304 | 610-630-5051 |
| Springfield | 315 | 215-233-6095 |
| Upper Dublin | 311 or 6311 | 215-643-8947 |
| Upper Moreland | 310 | 215-830-1525 |
| Wissahickon | 314 | 215-628-1769 |
If you will not be able to pick up your child on time for a snow day or any other day then you may request to have them go to Afterschool Care. It is not possible for the children to wait in the office after school dismissal time for their ride to come. We have Afterschool Care so that the children will be supervised while waiting for their ride to come.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to call the office. We hope these examples help to alleviate any confusion on snow days.
Preschool/Readiness/Kindergarten Policy on 2-hour delayed openings
When ODCA has a 2-hour delayed opening, children in Preschool, Readiness and Kindergarten that are contracted for a full-day on that particular day may come in 2-hours late and stay until school is dismissed. If your child is not contracted for a full-day they are to remain at home.
