FAQs: Child care
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What health and safety precautions will be followed in the Adventures Plus program for before- and after-school child care?
The Adventures Plus school-age child care program will follow COVID-19 health and safety guidelines outlined by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, the Minnesota Department of Health and the Safe Learning Plan developed by the Minnesota Department of Education.
View the Adventures Plus school-age care COVID-19 preparedness plan, which was created in compliance with guidance from the Minnesota Department of Human Services, for specific details regarding health and safety procedures.
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Will child care be offered from Anoka-Hennepin Schools in the distance learning model?
In scenario three, when the school district is operating under a distance learning schedule, Adventures Plus school-age care staff will shift programming to provide District Emergency Care - which will be offered to households in which all parent/guardians are Tier I critical workers. Students must be enrolled in Anoka-Hennepin Schools in order to be eligible for care. District Emergency Care is for students in kindergarten - age 12.
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Who is eligible for District Emergency Care?
In scenario three, when the school district is operating under a distance learning schedule, Adventures Plus school-age care staff will shift programming to provide District Emergency Care - which will be offered to households in which all parent/guardians are Tier I critical workers. Students must be enrolled in Anoka-Hennepin Schools in order to be eligible for care. District Emergency Care is for students in kindergarten - age 12.
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What is the staff to student ratio in child care programs?
There will be one staff with 14 students in each group.
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Will children receive assistance with distance learning assignments when enrolled in District Emergency Care or full-day care during the hybrid model?
Staff will provide time and space to complete school work, and basic technical assistance when students are logging in. One-on-one instruction will not be available. Parents/guardians should review with their child what they expect the student to accomplish while in full-day care or District Emergency Care. Staff are not able to review student work and cannot be responsible for what assignments are completed and/or submitted. Any communication regarding student work should happen between the parent/guardian and the teacher.
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Will children in the school district child care programs get recess?
Time will be designated for children to play outdoors at least once a day when weather permits.
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Will transportation be provided when families are enrolled in District Emergency Care
The first week of District Emergency Care, transportation will not be available. Transportation is limited to families in which all parents/guardians are Tier 1 critical workers who are facing transportation barriers.
If families are utilizing before- and after-school care, they are responsible for their own transportation.
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Will lunch be provided during hybrid child care and District Emergency Care?
Anoka-Hennepin’s child nutrition department is continuing its participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program aimed to provide nutritious meals to students. All meals will be free for students through the school year or until funding is exhausted. The USDA is providing the financial resources for the program.
Students enrolled in hyrbid child care will receive a free hot lunch if a family chooses not to send a cold lunch while this funding is available, through the end of the school year.
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What activities will students do when they are not working on school work?
Child care staff will plan a variety of activities throughout the day in the categories of creativity and the arts, language and literature, social/emotional development, science, technology, engineering and math, physical/health development, and cognitive development.
Child care, 2020-21 school year
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Anoka-Hennepin Community Education provides school-age child care through Adventures Plus, and District Emergency Care under emergency state order.
Understanding that families need to determine child care plans throughout the school year, there are plans in place for all three of the possible learning models as the school district may have to shift how it operates and provides education and child care throughout the year.
Families that had previously enrolled in Adventures Plus school-age care for the 2020-21 school year may keep that contract in place. Traditional school-year contracts will be placed on hold and there will be no fees charged for that contract if the district is operating in a distance learning or hybrid model.
Anoka-Hennepin Schools may provide support to Tier I critical workers, under state order, in scenarios two and three. The state identifies the following occupations as Tier I critical workers.
Anoka-Hennepin Schools plans to offer child care support for each scenario.- In scenario one, following an in-person learning schedule, 2020-21 school year contracts with Adventures Plus will be honored.
- In scenario two, when the school district is operating under a hybrid learning schedule, Adventures Plus school-age care may provide child care opportunities for families as outlined below. This will require a new registration, which will be opening once the school district has created a new hybrid calendar and shares school day assignments with families.
- Before- and after-school care will be available to families on their scheduled in-person learning days. Families who are currently enrolled in Adventures Plus for the 2020-21 school year will receive priority.
- Community Education is hopeful that it will also be able to operate the School-year Adventures Bound program while hybrid learning models are in place, but our staff are ensuring that this decision is in compliance with state health guidance.
- An executive order from the state of Minnesota requires that school districts prioritize care for Tier I critical workers for full-day child care on distance learning days. Adventures Plus is working with school district administration to determine the possibility of being able to offer full-day programming to additional families based on health and safety guidance provided by the state, and the capacity of school district facilities.
- In scenario three, when the school district is operating under a distance learning schedule, Adventures Plus school-age care staff will shift programming to provide District Emergency Care - which will be offered to Tier I critical workers.
- If and when it is announced that the school district will operate under scenario three, or a distance learning schedule, eligible families may register for care if a family member’s occupation falls into a Tier I critical worker category.
Families searching for alternative child care resources are encouraged to visit mn.gov/childcare. Families struggling to pay for child care are encouraged to apply for the state child care assistance program through the state of Minnesota at www.mn.gov/mmb/childcare/families.
- In scenario one, following an in-person learning schedule, 2020-21 school year contracts with Adventures Plus will be honored.
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Contact
Adventures Plus billing office2727 N. Ferry St., Anoka, MN 55303
Enter Door No. 5Phone: 763-506-1400Billing office hoursMonday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.