Overview

School Age Care for Pre-K through 5th grade.

Adventure Connection has been providing quality child care in District 622 for over 30 years. It is a convenient, safe, and caring place for children in Pre-K through 5th grade.

Convenient

Sites are located in District 622 elementary school buildings. We provide care before and after school, on non-school days, and in summer.

Safe

All staff are trained in CPR and First Aid, Child Development, and receive ongoing professional development training throughout the year. Adventure Connection elementary programs are certified by the MN Department of Human Services annually.

Caring

Our staff-to-child ratio is 1:15 or lower. Adventure Connection provides educational, enriching, recreational, and engaging experiences for children.

Take me to Epic Connection for middle school students.

Rates and Schedules

Customize your schedule—choose a full or part-time schedule, before and/or after school, or a drop-in schedule as needed.

Cowern, Eagle Point, Justice Alan Page and Weaver

School hours: 8:50 am to 3:20 pm

Section

Times

Full Time

(5 days per week)

Part Time (1-4 days per week)

Drop-In

Before School

6:30 - 8:50 am

$12.75/day

$14.00/day

$18.00/day

After School

3:20 - 6:00 pm

$13.00/day

$15.00/day

$18.50/day

Billing schedule

After Hour Pickup Fees

(For families with after school or full day contracts)

Pickup Time	Fee
6:01 - 6:15 pm	$15 per child
6:16 - 6:30 pm	$30 per child
6:31 - 7:00 pm	$55 per child
After 7:00 pm	Police called (if no response from parents/guardians or emergency contacts)

Carver, Castle and Richardson

School hours: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Section

Times

Full Time

(5 days per week)

Part Time (1-4 days per week)

Drop-In

Before School

6:30 - 9:30 am

$13.25/day

$15.00/day

$18.50/day

After School

4:00 - 6:00 pm

$12.50/day

$14.00/day

$18.00/day

Billing schedule

After Hour Pickup Fees

(For families with after school or full day contracts)

Pickup Time	Fee
6:01 - 6:15 pm	$15 per child
6:16 - 6:30 pm	$30 per child
6:31 - 7:00 pm	$55 per child
After 7:00 pm	Police called (if no response from parents/guardians or emergency contacts)

Financial Assistance

If the cost of Adventure Connection or Epic Connection seems too high to be affordable, please consider the following information:

You do not have to sign up for all 5 days a week at Adventure Connection. You can sign up for as many, or as few, days per week as you would like.
Financial assistance for attending Adventure Connection is available through the county in which you live.
If you qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch, then you may qualify for County Assistance for childcare as well. (the criteria for free and reduced lunches is very similar to county assistance for childcare)

Minnesota Childcare Assistance Program

There are two ways to apply for child care assistance with the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program.

Click on the following link to apply online (the application is available in English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese):

Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program Online Application

Fill out the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program Application (also found online, click the following link to download and print the application) and then bring in the completed form to the county or tribal human services office, or local contracted agency.

Minnesota Childcare Assistance Program Minnesota Childcare Assistance Application

Childcare Programs for Military Families

There are several child care programs available for military families. Some are specific to a branch of service, others are for all branches.These programs include:

Military Child Care in your neighborhood
Operation: Military Child Care
Give Army Parents a Break

These programs are administered by Child Care Aware of America. For more information about any of these child care programs, call the Child Care Aware hotline at 800-424-2246, or visit the Fee Assistance/Respite page on the Child Care Aware website for help in applying for a subsidy.:

Childcare Programs for Military Families

United Way

The United Way has a database of available assistance programs for childcare. Call 211 or go to the following website for more information:

United Way Child Care Assistance Programs

Registration Information

How to Register

Go to our registration website.
Click Enroll Now and log in to your account as prompted.
On the left-hand side, choose the child you would like to register. If the child you wish to register is not listed, click +Add New Child and complete the form for each child.
Make sure the information looks correct, Edit or choose Looks Good. Start Registering.
Make sure the emergency contacts are correct (each child will need a minimum of 2 emergency contacts), toggle the button if the contacts are able to pick up the child/ren from Adventure Connection and click Verify Contacts/Pickups and Continue.
Under "Choose a Season", select AC School Year 2023-2024.
Read through the pricing information if you wish.
Under "Choose a Location", choose your child’s site and click Use Location and Continue.
Read the terms and conditions. Check the box if you agree to them and click Accept Terms and Continue.
Select the desired start date, end date and schedules for each section and click Complete Schedule Setup and Continue.
Answer all applicable questions on the form (any with a gold star in the corner are required) and click Complete Questions and Continue.
Enter the payment method for the registration fee. If you have already paid a registration fee for the summer, you will not be charged another one. If you are registering more than one child, each registration will ask for this information, but you will only be charged one fee per family.
If you would like your payment method to be set up for autopay (automatic withdrawals on invoice due dates), check the box below the payment information. If you would prefer to make payments manually, leave that box blank. Click Complete Registration.
To register another child, click the box Sign another child up for Adventure Connection.

You will receive an email for each contract that is received successfully, and the contracts will appear on your Account Management page under Current and Upcoming Contracts. If you do not see this email, please check your junk mail folder. If you do not receive the email and the contract does not appear on your account, you may not have submitted properly. Please contact bearly@isd622.org. You will receive another email when the contract/s are approved.

How to Create an Account

If you have registered for a Community Education program in the past (including Preschool, Swimming Lessons, Driver's Ed, Youth or Adult Enrichment or Adventure Connection), you may use the same login. If not, please follow these steps to create an account:

Go to https://isd622.ce.eleyo.com/
Choose the Adventure Connection or Epic Connection icon
Click Enroll Now and create an account (you may also sign in with Facebook or Google)
Complete the form (any areas with stars in the corner are required) and click Create Account
Complete the form to add your child and click Add New Child
If you have more than one child, add them by clicking +Add New Child on the left-hand side and repeat the above step. If not, click Looks Good. Start Registering
Follow these steps to complete the registration.

Tax Information

Your child care tax information is available for download through your account. To download this statement, please follow these steps:
Go to https://isd622.ce.eleyo.com/child-care/1/adventure-connection
Click Account Management and log in as prompted. If you have forgotten your password, you may request a new one on the log-in page.
Click on Download Tax Information.
Select the year for which you wish to download the tax info.

County Child Care Assistance

We have worked with all of the counties in the Twin Cities (and several out) in accepting their Child Care Assistance Programs (CCAP). If we are already registered as a provider in the county from which you receive assistance, the process of getting authorized for care is generally fairly quick. If you receive assistance from a MN county in which we are not currently registered as a provider, we will be happy to register as a provider with them.

In the registration, there is a section to complete if you receive or expect to receive assistance. Please read this section carefully as there is much information.

If you receive county child care assistance, your invoices will be sent toward the beginning of your bi-weekly service period and your co-pay will be due by the last day of the service period.

The registration fee must be paid at the time of registration. If your registration is received prior to May 1st, your registration fee will be applied to your co-pays, any additional fees (late pickup fees, schedule change fees, etc) or any amount that the county doesn't pay. If, at the end of the season (summer or school year), any remainder of the registration fee remains, it will be refunded to you. If your registration is received after May 1st, we will attempt to bill the county on the first invoice of the new season for the fee and reimburse you if they pay. Should you decide not to use care with us, the fee is not refundable.

Our weekly rate in the summer may be higher than what the county is willing to

FAQ

How long does it take for a registration to be approved?

There are several factors that determine the length of time it will take for a contract to be approved.

Date of submission:

Certain times are much slower than others due to high rates of submission. Your approvals will take longer the first several weeks after registration opens (usually early March), and the month leading up to a new season (May and August).

Health or inclusion needs:

If your child has health or inclusion needs, especially those that require us to have accommodations in place or specially trained staff, approvals can take weeks or months, depending on the availability of training opportunities. If your child has not attended school in our district before, having a copy of their IEP or 504 will greatly speed up the process.

Can I choose an every-other-week schedule?

Are there any discounts?

Do you accept the County Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)?

My child’s site is full. What are my options?

Can you accommodate my child’s health or inclusion needs?

Will snacks be served?

Will breakfast be served?

What are the non-school days (NSD) and how do I register for them?

On many days when school is not in session, Adventure Connection offers full-day care (6:30 am-6:00 pm) at one or two locations. Each day is a separate registration, and you can choose as many or as few as you need.

If you are interested in attending Adventure Connection only on non-school days, you can register for our Non-School Day Only contract.

The rate for early registrations is $41.00. Early registrations must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the deadline date. Cancellations requested before the early registration deadline will receive 100% credit. Registrations received between the early registration deadline and the late registration deadline are not guaranteed a spot and the cost is $47.00 per day. Cancellations received between the early registration deadline and the late registration deadline will receive 50% credit.

Non-school days for the school year 2023-2024 are as follows:

October 19, 20, 23,

December 4, 27, 28, 29

January 2, 15

February 2

March 1, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Why do I get charged for days that my child is absent?

What are the days Adventure Connection is closed?

Main Contacts

Kurt New

CE School Age Care Supervisor

District Education Center (DEC)

School: 651-748-7634

Barb Early

CE School Age Child Care Clerk

District Education Center (DEC)

School: 651-748-7432