The Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota offers childcare for wraparound or extended hours on school and some non-school days.

Preschool (4 year olds): KIDSTART
The Boys & Girls Club of Central Minnesota offers extended day services through KIDSTART, preschool wraparound childcare.

Kindergarten-Grade 5: KIDSTOP
The Boys & Girls Club of Central Minnesota offers extended day services through KIDSTOP. 

Before-school KIDSTOP is open from 6:30 a.m. until school starts, and after-school KIDSTOP is open from school dismissal until 6 p.m.

Parents can expect the following great programming as part of KIDSTOP:

• Full-time KIDSTOP leadership
• A 1 to 15 ratio of youth development staff to kids
• Daily snacks before and after school
• 45-minute rotations with age-appropriate, high-interest activities for young people, with daily opportunities in sports, arts, academics, games and social recreation
• Power Hour, an evidence-based homework help program designed by Boys & Girls Clubs of America, will be offered daily
• Staff will work closely with teachers as requested to ensure healthy homework completion habits are developed
• Daily outside play and snack time after school
• Open on most non-school days and in the summer
• Parents only pay for the days their child actually attends, and flexible schedules are welcome. 

For more information about KIDSTOP, for updates, or to register for KIDSTOP on non-school days, please click here: https://www.bgcmn.org/kidstop/sartell-programs/. 

September 6, 2022 Update

Wraparound childcare is provided through the Boys & Girls Club of Central Minnesota’s KIDSTOP/KIDSTART programs. Registration is required.

Please visit https://www.bgcmn.org/kidstop/sartell-programs/ for details.

At this time, KIDSTOP at Pine Meadow Primary and Riverview Intermediate and KIDSTART for preschool at ORELC is at capacity, but families may join a waitlist by clicking here: https://www.bgcmn.org/kidstop/kidstop-waiting-list/

January 27, 2022 Update

Summer and school year 2022-23 KIDSTOP registration will open online on February 1, 2022. Visit www.bgcmn.org/kidstop for more information and to register.

SUMMER 2022

• Oak Ridge will be closed this summer
• Pine Meadow KIDSTOP will be available for children entering Kindergarten – 1^st grade
• Riverview KIDSTOP will be open for children entering Grades 2-6

FALL 2022

• Oak Ridge KIDSTART will be available for pre-schoolers
• Oak Ridge KIDSTOP will be available for kindergartners
• Pine Meadow KIDSTOP will be open for Grades 1-2
• Riverview will be open for Grades 3-6