Kids Care - Van Meter United Methodist Church

Summer 2024 enrollment for our summer program is now open. Here is the registration form, or you can call our director at the number above.

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.

Kids Care Parent Handbook

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. - 7:50a.m. and 3:15 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 7:50a.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. - 7:50 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.

Welcome to Van Meter United Methodist Kids Care