New London-Spicer Community Education

Cub Kids serves children ages 3–5 years old and aims to prepare them for Kindergarten. Cub Kids is an inclusion-based preschool program. Cub Kids is a fee-based preschool which is open from 8:15am - 3:00pm on school days following the New London-Spicer district calendar*. Before and after school care is available by registering for our Lil' PALS program. Hours for our Lil' PALS program before school is 7:30 -8:15am and costs $3/day. The after school hours for Lil' PALS is 3:00-5:30pm and costs $6/day. The mission of the Cub Kids program is to ensure that no child starts behind; and that every child is ready to enter Kindergarten as a confident and capable student. Our goals are to teach children in a developmentally appropriate environment that encourages growth for children socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. We believe that all children deserve a safe place to grow to their fullest potential. Our staff members strive to provide program activities that are based on the uniqueness within each group of children. *Cub Kids follows the NLS district calendar, with the exception of Election Day. There is no school for Cub Kids on this day.

Lil' PALS Summer Preschool Child Care Summer Hours: 7:30am -5:30pm Phone 320-354-2252 ext. 2465 New this summer -- Lil' PALS summer care is open to all children who were registered at Cub Kids Preschool in the 2023-2024 school year! Looking for a safe and structured environment for your child this summer? Lil' PALS is the place to be! We have daily activities and weekly themes planned for our summer kiddos! We incorporate STEAM, gross and fine motor skills, arts and crafts, gym and outside time into each daily schedule! Activities are geared to excite and extend your child's interest and learning development, while providing a safe and fun environment. Snacks are included in the daily routine. We offer a morning and afternoon snack! Lil' PALS kids are required to bring their own lunch in summer. Lil' PALS does not transport kids to any off-site activities. Lil' PALS will transport if an activity is in the same building or on the same grounds as Lil' PALS and with the appropriate request, prior to any registration deadlines. Lil' PALS Summer Rates are: $45 per day, per child. The weekly rate is $180 for One Full Time Child. Each Additional Full Time Child is $166 per week. Please note: You may make changes to your schedule throughout the month. All changes to a calendar will need to be made 5 days before the day you are requesting, in order to avoid extra Lil' PALS fees. No drop-ins are available in Summer. Please notify the Lil' PALS line directly (320-354-2252x 2465) with any changes you make online or if your child is sick. Lil' PALS has gone green - payment options are credit/debit card or EFT Registration Deadline for Summer Lil' PALS is May 8, 2024. You must register for ALL summer recreation/activities by May 15th. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to these dates. At Lil' PALS we provide summer transportation to and from for your child(ren)s summer activities that are onsite at Prairie Meadows only. If you do not complete both registrations by these dates and/or you choose to register your child(ren) for offsite activities, you will be required to provide your child(ren)s transportation to and from summer activities. *Field Trips and Movies may have additional costs

PALS Summer Child Care is for all enrolled NLS Students who have completed K-4th Grade Summer Hours: 7:30-8:00am Prairie Woods Cafetorium/Gym Phone 320-354-2252 ext. 2627 Looking for a safe and structured environment for your child(ren) this summer? PALS is the place to be! We have daily activities to choose from where we incorporate STEAM, gross and fine motor skills, arts and crafts, gym and outside time, plus field trips! Activities are geared to excite and extend your child's interest and learning development, while providing a safe and fun environment. Snacks are included in the daily routine. We offer a morning and afternoon snack! PALS kids are required to bring their own lunch in summer. PALS Summer Rates are: $40 per day, per child. The weekly rate is $160 for One Full Time Child. Each Additional Full Time Child is $146 per week. Please note: You may make changes to your schedule throughout the month. All changes to a calendar will need to be made 5 days before the day you are requesting in order to avoid PALS fees. No drop-ins are available in Summer. Please notify the PALS line directly (320-354-2252x 2627) with any changes you make online or if your child is sick. *Field Trips and Movies may have additional costs PALS has gone green - payment options are credit/debit card or EFT Registration Deadline for Summer PALS is May 8, 2024. You must register for ALL summer recreation/activities by May 15th. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to these dates. At PALS we provide summer transportation to and from for your child(ren)s summer activities. If you do not complete both registrations by these dates, you will be required to provide your child(ren)s transportation to and from summer activities.