Welcome to Van Meter United Methodist Kids Care

Director: Jess Jaspers
Kids Care Phone: 491-1198
Email: kidscare@vmumc.com

Kids Care schedule and fees

Registration forms:

Summer 2024 enrollment for our summer program is now open. Only Monday-Wednesday-Friday slots are currently available. Here is the registration form. Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Fall 2024 enrollment is now open.
Here is the registration form for preschool-age children.
Places are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Here is the registration form for Fall 2024 before- and after-school care.

Spring 2024 before- and after-school care is availbable. Here is the registration form.

Kids Care Parent Handbook

 Kids Care logo - multi-color handprints around a cross

Statement of Purpose
• Kids Care is a not-for-profit DHS licensed childcare center for elementary-age students.
• It is an outreach ministry of the Van Meter United Methodist Church to Van Meter and surrounding communities.
• It is our purpose to provide quality before and after school child care to elementary children. We will help develop character-building traits such as respect, responsibility, and charity to others through organized activities, including Bible stories, devotions, and prayer.
• Our activities will foster an awareness of Christ, such as actions and attitudes in our response to others and self. We will strive to create an atmosphere where the connections between faith and life can be made.
• We operate a facility to meet the needs of children in compliance with the law of the State of Iowa.

Kids Care Schedule
• School year hours are

 

K-5 children
Monday-Thursday: 6:30 a.m. – 8:00a.m. and 3:15 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 8:00a.m. and 1:15 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. (early release)

children ages 4-5 attending AM preschool session at Van Meter Elementary
Monday-Thursday: 6:30 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. until 5:45 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

children ages 4-5 attending PM preschool session at Van Meter Elementary
Monday-Thursday: 6:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

• We are closed on all major holidays: part of Christmas break, Memorial Day, July 3-4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving & the day after, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
• Un-scheduled early dismissal / late start days from school: Child care will be provided for an additional fee.
• In-service days, spring break: Child care will be available.
• If the school is closed due to weather, Kids Care will also be closed.
• Summer Hours: 7:00 a.m.- 5:45 p.m.
• Summer Program is tentatively scheduled to begin May 20. This will change if the Van Meter School District's schedule changes.
• We are closed Memorial Day.

K-5 Transportation to/from School
The school provides bus transportation. Pick Up is at approximately 7:50 a.m. and drop off at approximately 3:15 p.m.

School Year (2023-2024) Fee Schedule

Kids Care Fun a collage of pictures from activities and field trips

Director: Jess Jaspers
Phone: 491-1198 . . . . . . . . . . . . Email: Kidscare@vmumc.com