Wayzata Kids

What is Wayzata Kids?
Wayzata Kids is a group child care program for students in grades K-5.  Childcare is provided to students before and/or after school.  Wayzata Kids provides a safe, enriching, recreational program conducive to social interaction and learning with minimal formal structure.  

What is the ratio of staff to students in Wayzata Kids? 
The staff to student ratio is 1:15.  

What hours is Wayzata Kids open?
Wayzata Kids is open 7:00 a.m-start of the school day and school dismissal-6:00 p.m.  Wayzata Kids is open from 7:00 a.m-6:00 p.m in summer and on non-school days.  

Do you offer care in the summer?
Wayzata Kids is a great place for children in the summer!  We offer a full-day Summer Program at multiple locations for children entering grades 1-6. Days are filled with fun activities, such as, art/crafts, field trips, sports, bike days, clubs, games, computer play, outdoor/gym play and
other educational enrichments. Additional information concerning the Summer Program is on our website and at each site location. The Summer Program runs for 10 weeks and is closed two weeks prior to school starting for building maintenance, staff training and school year set-up.

Do you offer care on days there is no school?
Wayzata Kids offers care on most days when there is no school.  Please see the non-school day page for more information.  

How much does it cost?
The Cost Schedule can be found on the different pages for each session.  

How do I register? 
Registrations are completed through Eleyo.  

How many days do I need to register for? 
There is a 2 day minimum (before or after school) during the school year.  There is a 20 day registration requirement during the summer.  

Is there a registration fee?  
 A non-refundable registration fee is charged upon each registration.  

Is there a snack or meal provided? 
A healthy afternoon snack is provided after-school.  On non-school days, a morning and an afternoon snack is provided.  Families need to provide lunch from home on non-school days.  

Is Wayzata Kids open if school is closed due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances?
When Wayzata Public Schools is closed all day, Wayzata Kids childcare will also be closed.

If Wayzata Public Schools announces a late start, Wayzata Kids will also start late. If school is starting two hours late, then Wayzata Kids child care will open at 9:00 a.m. If an early dismissal is announced after 7:00 a.m., children already at Wayzata Kids (or in their classrooms) will need to be picked up within one hour.

Contract costs will apply.

Can my student with special needs or circumstances attend?
Wayzata Kids is an inclusive program. All staff work with all children. Each child brings their own uniqueness to the program. 

Wayzata Kids before and after school program is a group child care program. We work diligently to train and prepare staff to work with all children in an inclusive environment. Programs outside of the school days are not included in a student’s IEP, but we do use the information in the IEP, as well as information from the family, to aid in creating appropriate accommodations for each student. Any accommodations put in place will be reviewed and modified as needed to best meet the needs of the student in the social and recreation setting of Wayzata Kids The staff are not special education staff and the childcare program is not part of a student’s IEP. We value parent input as part of that process, but need to ensure the accommodations work within the parameters of our out-of-school-time childcare program.

If your child has special needs, please contact the Inclusion Specialist at 763-745-5206, so we can work closely with you to best serve your child’s needs. The program reserves the right to have appropriate staffing in place to accommodate children who cannot be supported in ratios.

What happens if my child has ongoing behavioral concerns in Wayzata Kids?
Wayzata Kids will work to help each child be successful within the program, but we realize our program may not be the right experience for everyone. If it is determined our interventions to redirect repeated negative and/unsafe behaviors (aggression towards self/others/property and/or elopement) have been unsuccessful, the student may be disenrolled from the Wayzata Kids program.

What can you expect from Wayzata Kids staff?

• Staff will reach out to you to gather information about your child in order to best collaborate on how Wayzata Kids can best support you and your child.
• Staff will do their best to implement positive behavior interventions in order to help students with behavior.
• Note: Wayzata Kids staff are childcare staff and are not necessarily trained in Special Education.
• If an incident occurs, Wayzata Kids staff will reach out to you via incident report, phone call, or a meeting.
• The Wayzata Kids Inclusion Specialist and the Site Manager will collaborate with you to put together a plan to help the student be successful.
• If incidents continue to occur, the Inclusion Specialist will work with Site Manager to adjust the student plan based on feedback from staff and family.
• Staff coaching and mentoring will be provided by the Inclusion Specialist so staff feel comfortable executing the plan.

Does Wayzata Kids have preschool?  
All Wayzata preschool programs are under the supervision of the Wayzata Early Learning School.  

Why is registration closed? 
Our district-wide program capacity is 1,250 children after-school daily.  Once we reach the capacity, a waitlist will be created with a maximum of 250 families being added to the list.  Once the waitlist is at capacity, registration will be closed for the remainder of the school year.