Before- and After-School Care

Kids & Company and BLink provide a safe, inclusive environment where students can engage in enriching activities, build meaningful relationships, explore new interests, and have fun.

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All of our Kids & Company elementary sites currently have a waitlist for childcare, and there are no immediate openings available.

Due to program capacity, the following schools no longer accepting new childcare contract requests:

Alice Smith Before School

Eisenhower After School

Glen Lake After School

Meadowbrook After School

Tanglen After School

Families who have not already submitted a contract request for these sites will not be added to the waitlist.

We will continue to monitor enrollment, staffing, and available space and will work through the existing waitlists as openings become available.

Non-School Day and Early Release Day childcare requests open July 6 for September - January dates

We are encouraging all families to explore additional childcare options. You can visit Hopkins Community Education Youth Enrichment for before- and after-school classes.

About Us

Kids & Company is Hopkins Public Schools' premier before- and after-school care program for students in kindergarten through fifth-grade. A fee-based program, Kids & Company is offered in five of the District's six elementary schools. As well as limited locations on non-school days.

BLinK (Building Leadership in Kids) offers before and after school programming for middle school students in grades sixth - eighth grade at North Middle School. Students attending West Middle School are eligible for care and may take the activity bus to NMS.

Kids & Company and BLinK believe that every student deserves a safe, fun, and enriching environment where they can grow, learn, and thrive. We’re more than just a childcare program—we’re a vibrant community that inspires curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.

Our team of passionate and dedicated caregivers creates a warm, welcoming space where students feel supported and excited to explore their interests, build friendships, and develop essential skills. Whether your student is joining us for an after-school care or a summer full of adventure, they’ll experience engaging activities, hands-on projects, and endless opportunities to try something new.

From arts and crafts to games, outdoor plays, and academic enrichment, our programs are thoughtfully designed to spark imagination and celebrate each student's unique talents. We focus on building confidence, independence, and teamwork -all while making sure every student has a great time.

Let’s make memories that last a lifetime!

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Links & Resources

Frequently Asked Questions (2026-27)

Placement Dashboard (2026-27)

Family Handbook (updated July 2026)

Child Care Tax Statement

ResourceWest Child Care & Academic Assistance Program

Tax ID Number: 41-6008248

Registration Process 2026-27

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Kids & Company School Year 2026-27 (Grades K-5) -All sites have a waitlist

Contract Request

School Year 2026–27 Priority Placement Contract Request Window is now closed. Any requests submitted will be automatically placed at the bottom of the request list and processed based on remaining availability.

***All of our Kids & Company elementary sites currently have a waitlist for childcare, and there are no immediate openings available.

Due to program capacity, Eisenhower Elementary After School and Glen Lake Elementary After School are no longer accepting new childcare contract requests. Families who have not already submitted a contract request for these sites will not be added to the waitlist.

We will continue to monitor enrollment, staffing, and available space and will work through the existing waitlists as openings become available.

Approval of School Year Contracts:

Contract approvals will begin the week of May 18, 2026. Families will receive an email notification once their contract has been approved.
Families who are placed on the waitlist will receive communication beginning July 1, 2026.

Last date to make changes to School Year schedules without fees: August 15, 2026

If you anticipate needing child care before or after school next year, we strongly encourage you to submit your request as soon as possible. If you're not sure which school your student will be attending, please submit for multiple schools, especially if you are on a wait list for a preferred school.

Registration Process

If more contracts are requested than are available at a specific site, a random computerized lottery will be held. There will be no preference given based on date of contract request submission. Registration process details are available here.

Note

Your account must be in good standing with all Hopkins Community Education programs in order to register for a current or upcoming summer or school year program. Your contract request will be placed on hold until payment has been received in full.

Locations

Morning Care Hub Sites:
Morning care will be offered at just three of our elementary locations:

Alice Smith Elementary for students from Alice Smith and Gatewood -Before school closed to new requests
Eisenhower Elementary for students from Eisenhower, Glen Lake and Tanglen
Meadowbrook Elementary

After School Care:

Alice Smith Elementary for students from Alice Smith and Gatewood*
Eisenhower Elementary -After school closed to new requests
Glen Lake Elementary -After school closed to new requests
Tanglen Elementary -After school closed to new requests
Meadowbrook Elementary -After school closed to new requests

Morning Care Updates (2026–2027):

After reviewing enrollment trends and daily attendance patterns across our elementary sites, Kids & Company will be shifting to a morning care hub model beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

Glen Lake and Tanglen Families: Morning care will be available at Eisenhower Elementary, 1001 MN Highway 7. Families using morning care at Eisenhower must drop off by 7:05 AM. Students will then be transported to Glen Lake or Tanglen by Hopkins Public Schools transportation. Afternoon care at Glen Lake and Tanglen will remain at the school site and will continue until 6pm.

Gatewood Elementary: Students who need before school and/or after school care may attend the Kids & Company program at Alice Smith Elementary, 801 Minnetonka Mills Rd. Families using morning care must drop off by 8:55 AM. Students will be transported to Gatewood Elementary by Hopkins Public Schools transportation.

Program Dates & Hours

Tuition Rates

Contract Fees

Type	Fee
$50	Non-refundable Annual Enrollment Fee per youth. $75 max per family.
$20	Schedule-Change Fee per youth is assessed each time a schedule is changed. School year schedule changes are due by the 15th of the prior month and can be updated in your Eleyo account. You will not be able to make changes if the month has been invoiced.

Consistent Schedule (2-5 days a week. Same days every week)

Sites	Before School	After School
Alice Smith & Meadowbrook	$27/day	$18/day
Eisenhower	$9/day	$27/day 5PM $36/day 6PM
Glen Lake & Tanglen	N/A	$27/day 5PM $36/day 6PM

Pick Your Days Schedule

Minimum of 8 days a month, due by the 15th of the month prior. After the 15th Drop-In Fees will apply.

Sites	Before School	After School
Alice Smith & Meadowbrook	$32/day	$23/day
Eisenhower	$14/day	$32/day 5PM $41/day 6PM
Glen Lake & Tanglen	N/A	$32/day 5PM $41/day 6PM

Pick YOUR DAY INSTRUCTIONS

Drop-In Days

Only families currently enrolled in Kids & Company may request Drop-in care for days that are not part of their regular schedule. Drop-in care is offered as space allows and is subject to site approval. Please note that Drop-in care is intended for occasional use only.

Sites	Before School	After School
Alice Smith & Meadowbrook	$37/day	$28/day
Eisenhower	$19/day	$37/day 5PM $46/day 6PM
Glen Lake & Tanglen	N/A	$37/day 5PM $46/day 6PM

Non-School Days (separate request window and approval process)

Non-School Days with approved School Year contract	$60/day
Non-School Day Only (or requested with approval after deadline)	$65/day
Non-School Day Same day Drop-In (approval on site required and rarely available)	$70/day

Schedule Changes

Log in to your account and click on your current contract. Under contract management, click on Change Schedule. You will not be able to make changes if the month has been invoiced; the system will show you the schedule change date. You will receive a confirmation email and another if/when your change has been accepted. If your schedule change is denied, it will simply disappear from your account.
Schedule changes are intended for adjustments to a consistent, ongoing schedule. Individual day removals are not permitted.
A $20 schedule-change fee will be assessed for each accepted contract request.
Please check with your site to add a Drop-In day.
No refunds, credits, or swapping of days will be given for absences, weather cancellations/closures, or canceled field trips.
If my parent/guardian needs to pause childcare due to a family or job change, please contact the Billing Office to review available options.
Ending childcare requires two weeks’ written notice submitted to Kids_Company@HopkinsSchools.org

Scholarship / Assistance Options

Kids & Company does not offer scholarships or sliding fee options.

To explore scholarship and/or financial assistance, please contact Resource West or CCAP.

ResourceWest

To speak in English or Spanish: call Kirsten at 952-322-0882 or email kirsten@resourcewest.org
To speak in English or Somali: call Anab at 952-322-0357 or email anab@resourcewest.org

Kids & Company is a DHS Certified Child Care Program that accepts Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
To apply for Hennepin County Child Care Assistance, check out their website :https://www.hennepin.us/en/residents/human-services/child-care-assistance

If you have approved CCAP and questions about Kids & Company, please if you have questions about CCAP, please contact Christine Beach-Olsen at (952) 988- 4076.

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BLinK School Year 2026-27 (Grades 6-8)

Contract Request

Approval of School Year Contracts:

Contract approvals will begin the week of May 18, 2026. Families will receive an email notification once their contract has been approved.
Families who are placed on the waitlist will receive communication beginning July 1, 2026.

Last date to make changes to School Year schedules without fees: August 15, 2026

If you anticipate needing child care before or after school next year, we strongly encourage you to submit your request as soon as possible.

Registration Process

If more contracts are requested than are available, a random computerized lottery will be held. There will be no preference given based on date of contract request submission. Registration process details are available here.

Note

BLinK is operated by Kids & Company staff.

Locations

Program Dates & Hours

Tuition Rates

Contract Fees

Type	Fee
$50	Non-refundable Annual Enrollment Fee per youth. $75 max per family.
$20	Schedule-Change Fee per youth is assessed each time a schedule is changed. School year schedule changes are due by the 15th of the prior month and can be updated in your Eleyo account. You will not be able to make changes if the month has been invoiced.

Consistent Schedule (2-5 days a week. Same days every week)

Sites	Before School	After School
North Middle School	$14/day	$18/day

Pick Your Days Schedule

Minimum of 8 days a month, due by the 15th of the month prior. After the 15th Drop-In Fees will apply.

Sites	Before School	After School
North Middle School	$19/day	$23/day

Pick YOUR DAY INSTRUCTIONS

Drop-In Days

Only families currently enrolled in BLinK may request Drop-in care for days that are not part of their regular schedule. Drop-in care is offered as space allows and is subject to site approval. Please note that Drop-in care is intended for occasional use only.

Sites	Before School	After School
North Middle School	$24/day	$28/day

Early Release Days (separate request window and approval process)

Early Release Days with approved School Year contract	$48/day
Early Release Days Only (or requested with approval after deadline)	$53/day
Early Release Days Same day Drop-In (approval on site required and rarely available)	$58/day

Schedule Changes

Log in to your account and click on your current contract. Under contract management, click on Change Schedule. You will not be able to make changes if the month has been invoiced; the system will show you the schedule change date. You will receive a confirmation email and another if/when your change has been accepted. If your schedule change is denied, it will simply disappear from your account.
Schedule changes are intended for adjustments to a consistent, ongoing schedule. Individual day removals are not permitted.
A $20 schedule-change fee will be assessed for each accepted contract request.
Please check with your site to add a Drop-In day.
No refunds, credits, or swapping of days will be given for absences, weather cancellations/closures, or canceled field trips.
If my parent/guardian needs to pause childcare due to a family or job change, please contact the Billing Office to review available options.
Ending childcare requires two weeks’ written notice submitted to Kids_Company@HopkinsSchools.org

Scholarship / Assistance Options

BLink does not offer scholarships or sliding fee options.

To explore scholarship and/or financial assistance, please contact Resource West or CCAP.

ResourceWest

To speak in English or Spanish: call Kirsten at 952-322-0882 or email kirsten@resourcewest.org
To speak in English or Somali: call Anab at 952-322-0357 or email anab@resourcewest.org

BLinK is a DHS Certified Child Care Program that accepts Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
To apply for Hennepin County Child Care Assistance, check out their website :https://www.hennepin.us/en/residents/human-services/child-care-assistance

If you have approved CCAP and questions about BLinK, please if you have questions about CCAP, please contact Christine Beach-Olsen at (952) 988- 4076.

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Early Release Days

BLinK Early Release Day Care
For students in grades 6-8

BLinK does not currently offer childcare on Non-School Days. However, childcare is available on the four district Early Release Days.

Site: North Middle School
Hours: 12:05pm-5:30pm

Rates:
$48/day with an approved School Year BLinK contract

$53/day with a Non School Day Only contract or for requests approved after the deadline

$58/day for approved Same Day Drop-in care (space may not be available and not guarunteed)

Early Release Day Schedule

Non-School Days 2026-27 (Grades K-5)

Contract Request

Registration for 2026-27 Non-School Days will open in two phases:

July 6, 2026: Requests open for September–January dates
January 4, 2027: Requests open for February–May dates

Non-School Day (NSD) Childcare Approval Policy

To ensure equity for all families and to remain within required student-to-staff ratios, Kids & Company is updating the process for approving Non-School Day (NSD) childcare.

Approval Timeline

NSD childcare is approved one month in advance, based on available staffing ratios.
Families will be notified around the 16th of the month prior if NSD request is approved.
Because staff-to-student ratio requirements, approvals cannot be made earlier than the month before the NSD date.

Account Standing

Accounts must be in good standing for NSD requests to be approved. Requests cannot be approved if an account is past due.

Request & Cancellation Responsibilities

Families are responsible for requesting only the dates they need.
Families must cancel any requested dates they no longer need in their online account, by the 15th of the month prior to not be charged.
No refunds or credits will be issued once NSD dates are approved.

Attendance Expectations for Approved NSD Care

Consistent attendance is required for all contracted NSD schedules to support accurate staffing.
If a youth is absent for three (3) or more scheduled NSD days, approval for future Non-School Day care may be denied.

Locations

Program Dates & Hours

Tuition Rates

Contract Fees

Type	Fee
$50	Non-refundable Annual Enrollment Fee per youth. $75 max per family.
$20	Schedule-Change Fee per youth is assessed each time a schedule is changed. School year schedule changes are due by the 15th of the prior month and can be updated in your Eleyo account. You will not be able to make changes if the month has been invoiced.

Non-School Days (separate request window and approval process)

Non-School Days with approved School Year contact	$60/day
Non-School Day Only (or requested with approval after deadline)	$65/day
Non-School Day Same day Drop-In (approval on site required and rarely available)	$70/day

School Year 2026-27 Site Contacts

Alice Smith	Andrew Stadem	952-451-6105	Andrew.Stadem@HopkinsSchools.org
BLinK @ NMS	Kim Feist	952-451-0743	Kim.Feist@HopkinsSchools.org
Eisenhower	Kim Feist	952-451-9839	Kim.Feist@HopkinsSchools.org
Glen Lake	Jon Smart	952-451-2773	Jonathan.Smart@HopkinsSchools.org
Meadowbrook	Joe Wilson	952-451-5052	Joe.Wilson@HopkinsSchools.org

Tanglen

D’Lisa Campbell

952-451-4630

Dlisa.Campbell@HopkinsSchools.org

Kids & Company Billing Office Information

Eisenhower Community Center
1001 Highway 7, Room 170
Hopkins, MN 55305

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m

Email Address: Kids_Company@HopkinsSchools.org

Phone Number: 952-988-4080

Core Values

Uphold Equity

We work to ensure every child is welcomed, respected, and provided equal opportunities to learn and grow.

Create Community

Kids and Company students wear matching shirts and pose for a picture.

We work to foster connections between children, families, and staff, building a supportive, inclusive environment where everyone belongs.

Inspire Curiosity

We offer engaging activities that spark imagination and a love for learning.

Lead with Love

We nurture each child’s unique needs, offering encouragement, and building confidence.

Strive for Excellence

Students on tennis courts balance ball on tennis racket.

We continuously improve our programs to ensure every child’s experience is safe, enriching, and memorable.