Lee Youth Association
Where all children are valued for their individuality
Busy Bee Learning Center
The Busy Bee Learning Center provides high quality child care for children ages 6 weeks to kindergarten. High quality child care is characterized by high staff to child ratios, small groups of children and well-trained staff offering developmentally appropriate curriculum. The center strives to meet the standards set by the Quality Rating Improvement Scale (a voluntary program) and the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. The center strives to meet the child care needs for residents of Lee and surrounding towns. We seek to reflect the diversity of the community.
Summer Recreation Camp
The LYA Summer Rec Camp is held at Lee Elementary School in June and July and then at St. Mary’s School for the month of August.  It is for children entering grades 1 through grade 8.
Biddy Baseball
4-7 year olds learn the basic rules of baseball and hit off of a tee - or if they seem as though they are ready, the coach may pitch to them. ​
LMHS/LYA College and Career Fair
The LMHS/LYA Career Fair engages LMHS students with local businesses, colleges, military branches, and others to help them learn more about potential career or college paths they may pursue when they graduate from high school.
After School Program
Grades K-6. Our after school program runs every day after school throughout the school year from immediately after school until 5:30 pm at the Lee Elementary School.​
Basketball House League & Travel Teams
The LYA offers house league and travel basketball for grades Pre-K through 8th grade. ​
Summer Basketball Camp
LYA Hoop Camp typically runs for three weeks starting at the end of June with one week for grades K-2 and two weeks for grades 3-9. Specific details and registration information will be posted in March.
Make a Payment
For your convenience, you may now pay your tuition or other LYA charges on-line via PayPal. Please contact Kathy at 413-243-5535, x 2 or Kdyer.lya@gmail.com with any questions. Thank you!
Our Mission & History
Mission​
The Lee Youth Association is a non profit (501 c3) that values all children, young adults and their families for their individuality while enriching their lives through social, healthy, educational and recreational programming based on the ever changing needs of our community.
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History
The Lee Youth Association was established in 1980 as a gathering place for the youth of Lee. Since then, we’ve grown by leaps and bounds to now operate over 20 programs onsite and offsite serving a total enrollment of 850 young people from infant through young adult. We serve youth from Lee, Becket, Lenox, Otis, Pittsfield, Sandisfield, Stockbridge and Tyringham.