NEW Summer 2026 and School Year 2026-2027 Registration opens for families on February 04, 2026 at 8:30 am. Children must be 3 or 4 by September 1, 2025 to register for Discovery Days. Families who are currently in the Discovery Days program will have priority until February 20 to be confirmed in the program. Families may still register for the CURRENT school year program. Discovery Days offers kindergarten readiness for your child and child care while you work. The program prepares children for kindergarten by incorporating literacy, math, science, social studies, art, social/emotional development, and physical development into its curriculum. Discovery Days is part of our Community Education Child Care program and follows the school-year calendar. Discovery Days is open on most days that school is closed. Children receive breakfast, hot lunch and an afternoon snack each day. Where: Conveniently located at our Early Childhood wing of the District Services Center at 1415 81st Ave in Spring Lake Park. Flexible Scheduling: Three to five days per week, Monday through Friday. Full day and Partial day options are available. Registration Fee: A $25 registration fee is required when your contract is approved and is non-refundable. A non-refundable deposit will be required at registration for new students in the program and may be required for account holders with repetitive late payments. The deposit will be applied to your first week of child care and will be equal to one week of care for the session you are registering for. Deposits will be refundable to parents who cancel ONLINE by the deadline for Summer 2026, which is May 1, 2026 and SY 2026-2027, which is August 1, 2026. All child care accounts require that auto-payment be set-up during the registration process.

Summer 2025 and School Year 2025-2026 Registration opens for families on March 3, 2025 at 8:30 am. Children must be in Grades K-6 to register for Learning Ventures. Families who are currently in the Learning Ventures program will have priority until March 16 to be confirmed in the program. Families may still register for the current school year program. Learning Ventures Child Care programs provide high quality services that will grow with your child from kindergarten through sixth grade. Our programs provide child care before- and after-school from 6:30 am - 6 pm, at each of the Elementary Schools in the Spring Lake Park School District, with options on most Non-School Days and Summer. Learning Ventures offers flexible scheduling options to meet the needs of your family! Registration Fee: A $25 registration fee is required when your contract is approved and is non-refundable. New for Summer 2025 - A non-refundable deposit will be required at registration in the amount of $150 for each child approved in the Summer program. New for School Year 2025-2026 - A non-refundable deposit will be required at registration in the amount of $100 for each child approved in the School Year program. The deposit will be applied to your first week of child care Summer and/or School Year invoices depending upon the contract that is being approved. New for Summer and School Year 2025 - All child care accounts will require that auto-payment be set-up during the registration process and on your account throughout the contract.

Preschool registration for the 2026-2027 school year will open on February 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Preschool prepares children for kindergarten by incorporating literacy, math, science, social studies, art, social/emotional development,and physical development into its curriculum. Preschool is aligned with the Spring Lake Park School kindergarten program. District Communication for Early childhood is thru Email and Texting, parents are responsible to check their accounts on a regular basis.

Community Education in Spring Lake Park Schools offers a variety of opportunities for students in kindergarten-grade 12 to get involved. With everything from art to athletics to drivers education, Community Education is here to support your family and their interests. Take a look at the following offerings: