General Info

KidsPark is a professionally staffed, state-licensed drop-in, hourly child care facility for infants and preschoolers in the Twin Cities. The mission of KidsPark is to provide infant and preschool children in the Twin Cities with a safe, nurturing, developmentally appropriate education and play environment, while providing their families with a professional, low-cost hourly childcare. The goal of KidsPark is to enhance the quality of life of families who only require childcare on an occasional or semi-regular basis both by delivering a quality experience to the children and increasing the sense of community for these participating families. KidsPark has served area families for twenty years. KidsPark is a program of the Macalester-Groveland Community Council and is run as a parent cooperative. KidsPark teachers are professionally licensed day care workers, and employees of the Macalester-Groveland Community Council. The parent co-operative is run by the KidsPark Parent Advisory Council ( KPAC ), a committee of the Macalester-Groveland Community Council made up of parent volunteers. KidsPark currently serves children from 17 months to 5 years old ( not in Kindergarten ), in the mixed age room during the hours of 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round, and infants from 6 weeks through 16 months Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Member families can make reservations up to one week in advance. Time is reserved in both rooms in no less than a 2 hour block. The fee is $6.00 an hour. For more information, please contact KidsPark at ( 651 ) 603-0144 or email teachers@kidsparkdropin.org. We are thrilled to hear from you!