Summer 2026 Registration Dates:

• March 9th at 9:00am - Open registration begins for incoming and returning families

Registration dates for the upcoming 2026-2027 School Year:

• April 14th at 9am - Priority registration begins for currently enrolled Discovery Club (25/26 school year) families only*
• April 27th at 9:00am - Open registration begins for incoming families

*A currently enrolled family is defined as having a student or students currently enrolled in Discovery Club for the 2025-2026 school year.  Enrollment in summer Discovery Club is not considered a currently enrolled contract.  

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Registration Information

• Contracts (accepted or pending) do not carry over from summer to school year or year to year. All families, including families on the wait list, must register annually for any future care.
• Registrations will be reviewed in the order that they were received by our online system, and could take up to 10 business days to process.
• In order for a registration to be processed, all program balances must be paid in full. Accounts with a balance overdue will not be processed.
• Students must be enrolled and attending in the St. Paul Public School District in order to receive Discovery Club child care services. (We do not offer care to out-of-district students in our program during the school year. This includes families who live within the district boundaries but attend a charter or private school.)

2026-2027 Child Care Rates

Families can select before school care, after school care, or a combination based on your child’s school schedule. Days of care may range from three to five days per week, per care session. Contracted days must remain the same for each week.

Non-Refundable Registration Fee: $49.00/child/contract charged at the time that the contract is accepted.

Before School
Offered for students who attend schools with an 8:30 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. start time

After School
Starts at the end of the school's regular day and goes until 6:00 p.m. Snack provided

Drop-in days add $5.00/session/day; available to children currently enrolled and subject to space available.

Schedule changes require a one week notice and are subject to space availability. A $25 per child schedule change fee applies.

Families are invoiced bi-weekly, after the care happens and payments are due on the following Friday. Accounts will receive a late payment fee if balance is not paid on the due date. Accounts past due are subject to withdrawal of contracted care.

Non-School Days

Available to currently enrolled students
$45.50/day/child if registered by the deadline
$53.50/day/child if registered after the deadline

More information on the Discovery Club Website

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2026 Summer Child Care Information to come
Summer rates include breakfast, lunch, snack, field trips/events included in the program.
Discovery Club school-age care requires a non-refundable registration fee of $49 per child, charged at the time that the contract is accepted. Families are invoiced bi-weekly, after the care occurs and payments are due on the following Friday.

Daily rate: $45.50 per day/per child

Summer Daily Hours : 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM

More summer information on the Discovery Club Website

Questions may be directed to discovery.club@spps.org