ACES School Age Child Care

ACES will be providing childcare during the 2020-21 school year in all three learning scenarios. All families registered for Mankato Area Public Schools grades K-5 are eligible for ACES.

In Person/Hybrid School Age Care
Families with a contract for In Person/Hybrid before and/or after school care will resume their contract once MAPS moves back into that model of learning on Tuesday, January 19.

Distance Learning Wednesday Care (once per month)
Full day care (6:30am-6:00pm) will be offered at every elementary location while MAPS is under In Person or Hybrid model. Separate registration will be required.

Upcoming Distance Learning Wednesdays:
March 10, April 14, May 12

Non School Day Care
Full day care (6:30am-6:00pm) at select locations. Separate registration required. 

Upcoming Non School Days:
March 19, March 31, April 1

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Please be aware that we will ONLY be accepting online registrations. If you do not have access to a computer or internet, we will have Chromebooks available for families to use at the ACES Billing Office. Any paper registrations submitted to our office via email, mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted.

Registrations will be accepted until the deadline OR until the site's maximum capacity has been reached. If the site is full, parents/guardians will be notified by the ACES Billing Office and the child(ren) will be added to the waiting list for that site. 

Families will receive as many absent days as they are contracted to attend each week. For example, a family scheduled to attend (5) days per week will receive (5) absent days per child for the Distance Learning School Age Care session. Once an absent day request has been approved and processed it is final.  Absent days cannot be transferred to the In Person/Hybrid season. Individual circumstances related to COVID-19 exposure will be considered on a case by case basis.

Absent day request forms can be submitted at ANY time and will result as a credit on your account. 

*Families that receive county assistance must submit absent day requests for a future date of care due to county billing cycles. 

Absent day request form

School year 2020-2021 Parent Handbook

ACES COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

ACES will be open at select locations for full day care on all scheduled non school days. A separate registration is required. 

ACES will provide a light breakfast, afternoon snack and milk at lunch time. Children will need to bring a bag lunch, tennis shoes, and weather appropriate clothing for outdoor play.

Non School Day Locations
ACES has expanded the number of locations for scheduled non school days! Locations of care are determined by your child’s home elementary building. Students will be grouped based on home elementary building. 

• Eagle Lake (serves Eagle Lake students)
• Franklin (serves Eagle Lake, Washington & Kennedy students)
• Hoover (serves Hoover, Monroe & Bridges students)
• Rosa Parks (serves Rosa Parks, Jefferson & Roosevelt students)

Program Hours  
6:30 am - 6:00 pm

Remaining Scheduled Non School Days
March 19
Oh, The Places You'll Go! Our students have grown so much this year. Join us this non school day for Dr. Seuss themed adventures!

March 31
Go Wild! Have you ever wondered what it would be like in the misty cover of the jungle or in the wide open space of the Serengeti? Grab your binoculars and come explore with us!

April 1
Ahoy Matey! Have you ever sailed the ocean to look for buried treasure? Mark the X by registering for this non school day to unveil the treasure within!

Join us for a summer of FUN!

ACES will offer care at multiple locations for students entering first through fifth grade for the 2021-2022 school year.

Little ACES is a program designed for incoming Kindergarteners with a heavy focus on Kindergarten readiness. 

ACES & Little ACES Program Locations
Eagle Lake Elementary
Hoover Elementary
Kennedy Elementary 
Rosa Parks Elementary

Program Dates
Thursday, June 10 - Friday, August 20 (closed Monday, July 5)

Programming from Monday, August 23 - Friday, September 3 is yet to be determined. More information on care options will be shared at a later date.
 

Save the Date!  Summer registration opens on April 7, 2021 at 6:30am.

ACES will not have the ability to offer priority registration for Summer 2021 due to COVID-19 and the large number of families that have utilized ACES over the past year,

Contract Options & Fees

ACES & Little ACES will offer a wide-variety of onsite activities for students to participate in each week. 

Parent Handbook and COVID-19 Preparedness Plan coming soon!