Before and After School

Save the date! Registration for School Year 2026-27 for CURRENT FAMILIES opens Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00 am

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Save the date! Registration for School Year 2026-27 for NEW FAMILIES opens Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00 am

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Dowling Minneapolis Kids getting lemonade at Camp Out activity

Before and After School programming is choice-based, providing a variety of experiences that nurture social/emotional development, language and literacy, STEM, active and healthy lifestyles, positive self-image and community connections.

Each day, youth have the opportunity to participate in planned staff and youth-led activities, open-ended play, physical activity during gym and outdoor play, and quiet/homework time.

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Minneapolis Kids Locations

Contact Information

For billing, schedule changes & general questions:

mpls.kids@mpls.k12.mn.us
612-668-3890

Eligibility

Rates and Fees

School Year 2024-25

School Year 24-25 Rates (2 day/week minimum per component)	Cost Per Day
Before School Early (6:30 open to 7:30-8:25am bell time)	$9.00/day*
Before School Late (6:30 open to 9:10-9:30am bell time)	$18.00/day*
After School Early (2:10-3:05pm bell time to 6pm close)	$24.00/day*
After School Late (3:50-4:10pm bell time to 6pm close) *All rates are subject to change.	$18.00/day*

Fees

A non-refundable processing fee of $30 per family is charged each school year when your contract request is approved.

School Year 2025-26

School Year 25-26 Rates (2 day/week minimum per component)	Cost Per Day
Before School Early (6:30 open to 7:30-8:25am bell time)	$9.25/day*
Before School Late (6:30 open to 9:10-9:30am bell time)	$18.50/day*
After School Early (2:10-3:05pm bell time to 6pm close)	$24.50/day*
After School Late (3:50-4:10pm bell time to 6pm close) *All rates are subject to change.	$18.50/day*

Terms & Conditions

See Terms & Conditions for additional program fees (Drop-In, Schedule Change, Absence Confirmation, Late Pick-up)

Elementary School Locations

If Minneapolis Kids is not located in your child's school, you may be able to access care at another Minneapolis Kids site.

Directory of Sites

* Rate assistance available at Loring, Pratt and Webster Minneapolis Kids locations.
See Financial Assistance for more information.

Your School	Before School Site	After School Site
Anishinabe	Dowling	Dowling
Armatage	Armatage	Armatage
Bancroft	Bancroft	Bancroft
Barton	Barton	Barton
Bethune		Emerson
Bryn Mawr
Burroughs	Burroughs	Burroughs
Cityview
Dowling	Dowling	Dowling
Ella Baker	Green Central	Lyndale
Emerson	Kenwood	Emerson
Field	Hale	Hale
Folwell	Bancroft	Bancroft
Green Central	Green Central	Lyndale
Hale	Hale	Hale
Hall		Emerson
Hiawatha	Dowling	Dowling
Hmong International Academy
Howe	Dowling	Dowling
Jenny Lind	Loring	Loring
Keewaydin	Keewaydin	Keewaydin
Kenny	Kenny	Kenny
Kenwood	Kenwood	Emerson
Lake Harriet Lower	Lake Harriet Lower	Lake Harriet Lower
Lake Harriet Upper	Lake Harriet Lower	Lake Harriet Lower
Las Estrellas	Webster	Webster
Loring	Loring	Loring
Lucy Laney	Loring	Loring
Lyndale	Green Central	Lyndale
Marcy	Webster	Webster
Nellie Stone
Northrop	Northrop	Northrop
Pillsbury	Webster	Webster
Pratt	Pratt	Pratt
Seward	Pratt	Pratt
Sullivan	Dowling	Dowling
Waite Park
Webster	Webster	Webster
Wenonah	Keewaydin	Keewaydin
Whittier	Green	Lyndale
Windom	Windom	Windom

Transportation

Families are responsible for arranging transportation between the child’s home school and the Minneapolis Kids location. If your school does not have a Minneapolis Kids location onsite, MPS bus transportation can be arranged by contacting the child's home school office or by submitting a Save Your Seat form on the MyRide app.

Note: Transportation is not available between home and Minneapolis Kids. Families must drop-off in the mornings and pick-up in the afternoons (including on non-school days).

Important Information

All care is registered online via Eleyo.
Families must register for a minimum of two days per week per component (before, after school).
If Minneapolis Kids is not located in your child's school, you may be able to access care at another location. See the Elementary School Locations tab for more information.
Registration must be completed with processing fee received prior to the child’s start date.
Minneapolis Kids sites or components may be closed due to low enrollment.
Children must be able to use the bathroom independently.

Financial Assistance

Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) helps families pay for child care so parents can pursue work or school. To see if you qualify for this assistance call 612-348-5937, or apply online at mnbenefits.mn.gov.

Rate Assistance

Loring, Pratt and Webster Minneapolis Kids locations: reduced component rates are available for families that do not qualify for MN Child Care Assistance but are experiencing financial hardship. Rates are determined by school bell times.

Before School Early = $7.25
Before School Late= $14.50
After School Early = $19.50
After School Late= $14.50

*These rates reflect the 2025-26 School Year

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