Farmington Area Community Education

All classes are held at Dodge Middle School. Farmington Community Education Aquatics programs provide parents and children with important and useful information about strokes, skills, and water safety. We help teach people to swim, to be safer in, on and around water., and what to do in the event of an emergency.

Farmington Area Schools’ Kid Connection is your best choice for your child’s School Age Care for the Summer as well as during the School Year. Kid Connection offers quality, care at each elementary school in the during the school year and various locations each summer. Kid Connection provides enriching out-of-school-time activities before & after school, on non-school days and during the summer. We’re staffed with dedicated and trained professionals who have a combination of education and experience specific to school age children! * * * KID CONNECTION Summer 2024: Dates: 06/10/24 - 08/16/24 ~ Hours: 6 AM to 6 PM CLOSED June 19th, July 4th and July 5th Adventure Week: 08/19/24 - 08/23/24 Activity schedule will be available 03/01/24; Only for those registered in summer Kid Connection. Due to enrollment, Adventure Week will only be offered at the Meadowview location, but is open to all registered in Summer Kid Connection. Locations: Meadowview Elementary: Incoming 3-5 year olds (must have turned 3 by 9/1/2023); Meadowview Elementary: Students entering Kindergarten; Meadowview Elementary: Students entering 1st - 6th grade Registration is Closed for MVES 1st - 6th grade North Trail Elementary: Students entering 1st - 6th grade. Due to continued staffing constraints, the following changes have been made to the Summer Kid Connection Program. Primary registration will go from February 1st to April 1st. First Priority will be given to Full Time (Monday – Friday) contracts; and Second Priority will be given to consistent schedules as they fit our staffing availability. Consistent schedules only; 3-day per week minimum. Pick Your Day schedules are not available. Rates: Kid Connection Summer Prices (Consistent Schedules Only; Pick Your Day Unavailable) Summer Registration Fee $75 Summer 5 days per week $51/per day Summer 4 days per week $52/per day Summer 3 days per week $53/per day Adventure Week Choose Your Day(s) this Week Only $68/per day * * * KID CONNECTION SCH YR 2024-25: Due to continued staffing constraints, the following changes have been made to the Kid Connection Program. Primary registration will go from February 1st to April 1st. First Priority will be given to Full Time (Monday – Friday) contracts; and Second Priority will be given to consistent schedules as they fit our staffing availability. Child Care is available for pre-K through children entering 5th grade in the fall of 2024. Consistent schedules only; Pick Your Day schedules are not available. Rates: Kid Connection Rates AM PM TOTAL 5 Days $10 $21 $31 4 Days $12 $23 $35 3 Days $15 $25 $40 2 Days $15 $25 $40 1 Day $15 $25 $40 Child Care is available for Non-School days. Hours: 6:00 am - 6:00 pm ~ Venues to be determined: $50/ per day - On-Site days; and $68/per day - Adventure Days for those registered for the Kid Connection during the school year (2024-2025) * * * KID CONNECTION SCH YR 2023-2024 - Wait List only Please call 651-460-3200 for more information * * * For information about Kid Connection, please visit our website at www.FarmingtonKidConnection.com.

Stepping Stones is a year-round, full day Preschool for 3, 4, and 5 year old's (before Kindergarten) designed to provide a foundation for lifelong learning. We're open from 6 am - 6 pm and have three convenient locations: Meadowview Elementary (2, 3, or 5-day options), Riverview Elementary (5-day option only), and the Tiger Legacy Learning Center (5-day option only). Children must be 3 years old and be toilet trained and completely independent in the restroom to attend. Reminders: *Children’s lunches will not have access to refrigeration or microwave. *All personal belongings not needed on site, including stuffed animals, should be kept at home. Blankets and “softies” used for rest time should be taken home weekly and washed thoroughly. *Children should bring a labeled refillable water bottle each day. Stepping Stones Preschool and Child Care Program, School Year and Summer options Ages 3-5 Stepping Stones Preschool provides the perfect stepping stone into Kindergarten with full day programming for children ages 3-5. Our staff utilize developmentally appropriate curriculum and fully equipped classrooms, so that children gain skills and experience in cooperative learning, critical thinking, number and letter recognition, phonemic awareness and early math concepts, science, dramatic play, art, music, and on-going discovery. Children must be fully potty-trained and able to take care of their own toileting needs. School Year 2023-2024- Wait List only Stepping Stones: $45 per day. Choose: T/Th = $90; M/W/F = $135; Monday-Friday = $225 Locations: Meadowview Elementary (2, 3,and 5-day options) Riverview Elementary and Tiger Legacy & Learning Center (5-day options only)

Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, Farmington Community Education will be offering Tiger Preschool with before and after care through our Kid Connection program. Tiger Preschool will be available for half days or full days with the choice of 2, 3, or 5 days per week for students ages 3-5 years old. Tiger Preschool will use the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress and Creative Curriculum as a foundation to create a high-quality learning environment. Creative Curriculum improves Kindergarten readiness, supports the whole child, is research-based and field proven, and is aligned with early learning standards. In addition, children will be authentically assessed through observation. Upon registration, please choose your preferences. Classes will be built and students will be placed in early April, and parents will be notified of their child’s placement by April 15th. For additional information about Tiger Preschool and/or the registration process, please visit our website at www.FarmingtonCE.com/preschool or call our main office at (651) 460-3200. For additional information about Kid Connection, our before and after care program, please visit our website at www.FarmingtonCE.com/childcare or call our main office at (651) 460-3200.

Wee Tigers preschool in the Farmington School District , staffed by licensed, professional Early Childhood educators, provides fun, challenging and creative learning actives for your child. Classes are offered at five different sites or through the Wee Tigers Preschool. If the class you wish to enroll in indicates that it is full you can still enroll for that class but know you will be placed on a wait list and we recommend you enroll in your second choice. Putting your name on a wait list does not ensure that your child will be placed into that class. In the event that a class fills prior to us noting it is full we will contact you about your second choice. Space is limited and registrations are accepted on a first come first serve basis. Class options can be found on the Wee Tigers website www.WeeTigers.com. For additional information call the Community Education office at 651-460-3200. Scholarships are available for those families that qualify. There are limited scholarship funds so apply early. To find out more information about scholarships go to the scholarship page on the Wee Tigers website. Interpreters are available to assist in registration. To set up an appointment call the Community Education Office 651-460-3200.

Youth Enrichment and Sports Camps. Clubs, Programs, and Classes are designed for every youth in mind! Explore our large variety of opportunities! If you have any questions about these offerings please contact youthenrichment@farmington.k12.mn.us. Please note charges for many camps have been delayed until 1-5 days before the start of camp. If your cart total is 0, please continue the checkout process to enter your payment information for the automatic charge.