ACES School Age Child Care

MAPS Emergency Child Care & ACES Wraparound Child Care

Starting Tuesday, March 31, child care options will change. Families which need child care, per employment guidelines provided by the State of Minnesota will have the option to sign their child(ren) up for MAPS Emergency Care and ACES; both be held at Franklin and Monroe Elementary schools. Care is available for children grades K-5.

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19-20 parent handbook

ACES 
ACES is for students going into first through fifth grade and operates at Eagle Lake, Jefferson, Monroe and Rosa Parks. Families can open enroll at any site of their choosing. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack is included. 

New option this year! ACES will offer optional full day field trips on Wednesdays. Students must be scheduled to attend ACES on Wednesdays in order to be eligible. Separate registration for Wednesday field trips is required and payment will be collected at the time of registration. Registration dates and fees for Wednesday field trips will be released at a later date. 

Students that do not sign up to attend Wednesday field trips will participate in planned activities on site. 

Field trips that are scheduled for other days during the week are included in the daily cost of the program and all students will be required to attend. 

Summer ACES Sites: Eagle Lake, Jefferson, Monroe & Rosa Parks

Little ACES
Little ACES is for students going into Kindergarten and operates at Lincoln Community Center. Little ACES utilizes small groups and the Creative Curriculum in preparing students for Kindergarten. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack is included. Scheduled field trips are included in the daily cost of the program.  

Summer Little ACES Site: Lincoln Community Center

Program Dates
Thursday, June 11 through Friday, August 21
**ACES will be closed July 3**

Please be aware that we will ONLY be accepting online registration. 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.

Consistent Care

The consistent care contract offers 1-5 days per week. This schedule will repeat on a weekly basis for the duration of the summer.

Fees are due in advance by the 1st and 15th of each month. A $15 late fee will be assessed to overdue accounts.

Changes to contracts can be made without penalty until the May 1, 2020 registration deadline. After the deadline, a contract change form must be completed and the two week notice will be required.

ACES Adventures
ACES is taking the last two weeks of summer programming on the go! ACES Adventures will serve Kindergarten through fifth grade at Bridges Community School and Lincoln Community Center. Separate registration will be required and will be open to ACES and non-ACES families.

All students will attend off-site, full day field trips each day. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack is included.  

Program Dates
Monday, August 24 through Friday, September 4, providing families with one extra week of programming!

Registration dates and fees will be released at a later date. 

Mankato Area Public Schools Community Education & Recreation (CER) contracts with software providers to securely collect and maintain registration information. Data you provide is used only for the purposes of administering CER programs. This information is considered private and will be kept confidential, between CER and the registered account owner/payer. Accounts can have multiple owners/payers.

Parent Handbook

During the summer session, families will receive as many vacation days as they are contracted to attend each week (1-5 days). To receive a refund, this form must be received 5 business days BEFORE the requested date.

Vacation Form

Add-a-days are for currently enrolled families who need to add a session of care not regularly scheduled. Add-a-day care is subject to office approval and is on a space available basis. Requests must be submitted at least two business days in advance. 

Add-a-day request

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Please be aware that we will ONLY be accepting online registrations moving forward. 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.

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The Federal Tax ID number and total tuition paid for the calendar year is available in a PDF document through your online account. This document is available after the 1st of January for the previous tax year. As payment information is considered private and confidential, tax information will only be available to the owner of the account. ACES will not add or remove owners/payers to tax documents. 

Mankato Area Public Schools Community Education & Recreation (CER) contracts with software providers to securely collect and maintain registration information. Data you provide is used only for the purposes of administering CER programs. This information is considered private and will be kept confidential, between CER and the registered account owner/payer. (Accounts can have multiple owners/payers.)

Effective July 9, 2019, student use of personal electronics such as cell phones or smart watches are prohibited at ACES. Personal electronic devices brought to ACES are required to be placed in student lockers, backpacks, or given to the Site Supervisor for safekeeping during program time. Students are allowed to wear smart watches at ACES as long as the device remains off during program time.

Add-a-days are for currently enrolled families who need to add a session of care not regularly scheduled. Add-a-day care is subject to office approval and is on a space available basis. Requests must be submitted at least two business days in advance. 

Add-a-day request

Vacation request forms can be submitted at ANY time and will result as a credit on your account. Please allow 5-7 business days for the credit to be processed.

Vacation Request form

• School Year:
  • Children who are attending grades K-5 may register for the ACES program. 
• Summer:
  • Children who are entering Kindergarten may register for Little ACES. Children entering 1st through 5th may register for the ACES program.

• School Year:
  • If your child is registered for a Non School Day field trip, the program will provide your child with an ACES t-shirt to wear during the off site field trip. 
• Summer:
  • Children are required to wear their ACES shirt on field trip days or days off site. Rental t-shirts will be given to children who do not wear a field trip t-shirt on field trip days; a rental fee will be assessed to your account at the end of each week. 

• Eleyo is the online system that the ACES billing office and families use to register, request contract changes, view invoices, and make payments. 
• If you are needing assistance submitting or finding information on your Eleyo account, please refer to our Eleyo FAQ page.

• Please refer to the current school year information section for when Non School Day care will be provided to current ACES families. 
• If you are needing to cancel a Non School Day, please see our Eleyo FAQ page. 

• School Year:
  • ACES bills on a monthly basis and fees are always paid in advance. Payments are due by the 1st of every month. Late accounts will be charged a $15.00 late fee.
• Summer:
  • ACES bills on a bimonthly basis and fees are always paid in advance. Payments are always due the 1st and 15th of the month. Late accounts will be charged a $15.00 late fee. 

• If your child will not be attending because of a scheduled appointment, vacation, or other planned absence, contact the ACES billing office. 
• If your child is ill, text or call and leave a message on the ACES site cell phone. 

• During the School Year Session:
  • If Mankato Area Public Schools...
    • delay the school start time, morning ACES will be closed. 
    • dismiss early, afternoon ACES will be closed.
    • close for the entire day, ACES will be closed completely. 
• During Non School Days & Summer Session:
  • The Community Education & Recreation Director is the defining authority in the event of severe weather/school closings. During the off site field trips, travel decisions will be made at the discretion of the ACES program coordinator and the bus company/drivers. Staff will contact parents regarding closings due to inclement weather. Postings will also be made on the Community Education & Recreation website and Facebook page.