Child Care K - 8th

Summer 2024 Registration has ended and all sites are full. To be added to the waitlist, please reach out to our office at 218-454-6956.

Fun & Friends is hiring Program Assistants! To learn more, click HERE


Fun & Friends Mission: 

We strive to provide age-appropriate care and meaningful learning experiences through enrichment and recreational activities led by caring, supportive staff. We are committed to providing quality year-round programming for our youth, building nurturing relationships, and a connection to the community.

About Us:

Fun & Friends is a school age care program for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. We have served the students of Brainerd Public Schools for over 30 years, providing age-appropriate fun, recreational activities. Care is provided before school, after school, on non-school days, and over the summer. 

Locations:

  • Baxter Elementary
  • Harrison Fun & Friends (also servicing students from Lowell and Garfield Elementary - school year site only)
  • Nisswa Elementary
  • Riverside Elementary
Students must attend programming at the school at which they attend. Forestview students may attend at the Baxter, Harrison, or Nisswa locations.

Hours of Operation:

  • Monday- Friday
  • Before School: 6:30am-7:45am
  • After School: 2:45pm-6:00pm
  • Full Day Events: 6:30am-6:00pm

*Closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Spring Holiday (the Friday before Easter), Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, The Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.

Rates & Fees:

  • Annual Registration Fee: $30/per child
  • Before School Care: $5/day
  • After School Care: $15 for 1-2 days/week, $12 for 3 days/week, $10 for 4-5 days/week         
  • Non-School Days Care: $40/day 


More information can be found in the Fun & Friends Handbook.


   

 

 


    For assistance please call
    218-454-6956
    or contact Cassandra Hale, Fun & Friends secretary, at [email protected].

    alexis weber
    Alexis Weber
    Fun & Friends Coordinator
    218-454-6953

    C Hale
    Cassandra Hale
    Child Care Secretary
    218-454-6956


    Francisco Hernandez
    Riverside Site Supervisor
    218-821-2231

    adriana
    Adriana Oswald
    Baxter Elementary Site Supervisor

    218-821-2250

    Karlie Ray
    Karlie Ray
    Nisswa Elementary Site Supervisor
    218-821-2292


    Pamela Bloomer
    Harrison Elementary Site Supervisor
    218-513-7486

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