Hopkins Community Education

Hopkins Community Education offers a wide variety of art, drama and dance classes, sure to meet every child's interest and skill.

Kids & Company is Hopkins Public Schools’ premier school-age before-school and after-school child care program. Offered in each of the District’s six elementary schools, Kids & Company is open Monday – Friday, 6:30 am – 6:00 pm for children in kindergarten through 5th grade. Kids & Company also offers full day child care during the summer months for students entering grades 1 – 6 for the upcoming school year. Our summer locations are located across the district at our elementary schools and North Middle School. Hours are 7:00am - 6:00pm. PLEASE REVIEW OUR PARENT HANDBOOK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION School Year 2024-2025 Online contract request window is open April 8-19. After April 19 all requests will be placed on a waiting list. We will start approving contract s the week of May 25th. Your account must be in good standing with all Hopkins Community Education programs in order to request a contract for a current or upcoming summer or school year program. Your contract will be placed on hold until payment has been received in full. Note: Kindergarten first day of the 2024-25 school year is September 4th. Schedule changes are available for no fee until August 15. Contract Options 2-5 days/week Before School- Alice Smith, Eisenhower, Gatewood, Glen Lake, Tanglen $12.00/day After School- until 5pm Alice Smith, Eisenhower, Gatewood, Glen Lake, Tanglen $24.00/day After School- until 6pm Alice Smith, Eisenhower, Gatewood, Glen Lake, Tanglen $31.00/day Before School- Meadowbrook $25.00/day After School- Meadowbrook $18.00/day Non-School Days $53.00/day Non-School Days after deadline $58.00/day Add-A-Day MBK (Pre-approved on site at least 24 hr notice) Before $27.00/day After $20.00/day Add-A-Day AS, IKE, GW, GL, TG (Pre-approved on site at least 24 hr notice) Before $12.00/day After $26.00/$33.00/day Annual Fee $50/child $75 maximum/family Schedule Change Fee Any changes are due to the billing office by the 15th of the prior month. You will not be able to make changes if the month has been invoiced. $20 per request, per child Kids & Company contact information: (952) 988 4080 Kids_Company@hopkinsschools.org Scholarships Available Hopkins Community Ed offers scholarship funds for qualifying families in need of assistance to pay for child care fees for Kids & Company. Please Contact Resource West for assistance options. ResourceWest does not apply to Non-School Days. To speak in Spanish or English: call Kirsten at 952-322-0882 or email at kirsten@resourcewest.org To speak in Somali or English: call Anab at 952-322-0357 or email at anab@resourcewest.org Summer 2024 ONLINE CONTRACT REQUEST OPENS FEBRUARY 15TH AT 8 AM and close Friday, June 7th. REGISTRATION IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. Approval of contracts will start the week of March 25th. After April 19 all requests will be placed on a waiting list. Monday-Friday June 17-August 16, 2024 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Closed Wednesday June 19, Thursday July 4, and Friday July 5, 2024) Come every day throughout summer, Monday-Friday, or for as few as 10 days to fit around your summer activities. Summer Locations(grades 1-4): Alice Smith Elementary 801 Minnetonka Mills Road Hopkins, MN 55343 Glen Lake Elementary 4801 Woodridge Road Minnetonka, MN 55345 Meadowbrook Elementary 5430 Glenwood Avenue Golden Valley, MN 55422 BLiNK (grades 5-6) North Middle School 10700 Cedar Lake Road Minnetonka, MN 55305 Monday-Friday June 17-August 16, 2024 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Rates 10-42 days: $53/day Add a day: $58/day Kids & Company is a DHS Certified Child Care Program that accepts Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), if you have questions about CCAP, please contact Christine Beach-Olsen at (952) 988- 4076. Limited fee assistance is available for summer Kids & Company. Please contact ResourceWest for details: Spanish or English: 952-322-0882 Somali or English: 952-322-0357 Site Contacts: Alice Smith: Kari Joseph, Kari.Joseph@HopkinsSchools.org Eisenhower: Kim Feist, Kim.Feist@HopkinsSchools.org Gatewood: D'lisa Campbell, Dlisa.Campbell@HopkinsSchools.org Glen Lake: Jon Smart, Jonathan.Smart@HopkinsSchools.org Meadowbrook: Joe Wilson, Joe.Wilson@HopkinsSchools.org Tanglen: Michelle Chapin, Michelle.Chapin@HopkinsSchools.org