Wayzata Kids

What is Wayzata Kids?
Wayzata Kids is a fee-based, 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?
2025-2026 Cost Schedule

2026-2027 Cost Schedule 

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 of $75 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. 

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.

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 1,400 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.