Child Care
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Finding Child Care
Child Care Aware offers a free, online child care search. You will be asked to set up an account to log in.
Think Small offers services, resources, and advocacy for early childhood education in Minnesota.
Off-Campus Child Care
The child care centers listed below are located within two miles of the Twin Cities campus.
Bilingual Child Care and Education Center
1125 County Road B West
Roseville, MN 55113
651-644-2405
Children’s Village Montessori Daycare Center
2929 University Ave SE Suite 195
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-378-7730
Como Early Learning Center
1024 27th Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-331-8340
Deqo Family Center
2828 University Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-331-6000
First Step Early Childhood Education Center
3036 SE Orlin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-877-7821
KidsPark Hourly Child Care
525 Pelham Blvd
St Paul, MN 55105
651-603-0144
Lasting Impression Child Care Learning Center
2515 Wabash Avenue
St Paul, MN 55104
651-227-9409
New Horizon Academy
1310 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis MN 55403
612-455-0294
New Horizon Academy
111 Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-332-7866
Roseville KinderCare
2186 Fairview Ave. North
Roseville, MN 55113
651-631-0735
University KinderCare
525 Huron Blvd. South East
Minneapolis MN 55414
612-623-4642
On-Campus Child Care
University of Minnesota Child Development Center
Located near the east bank of the Twin Cities campus, the University Child Development Center serves children, ages 3 months to pre-kindergarten, of U faculty, staff, and students. As there is a long waiting list, be sure to consider other child care options. Contact the center for an application.
Shirley G. Moore Laboratory Nursery School
The Shirley G. Moore Laboratory Nursery School offers a half-day program for 54 children ages 2 through 5 years old. A limited number of fee subsidies are available for low-income families. Applicants are selected randomly from the waiting list.
The Community Child Care Center in the Commonwealth Terrace Student Family Housing Cooperative near the St. Paul campus, offers flexible scheduling for children ages 16 months to 5 years, from 7:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. Licensed for 35 children, the center offers a sliding fees for students. There is an extensive waiting list.
Located in the Como Student Community Cooperative, a student family housing complex near the University, the Center offers care for 50 children ages 16 months through 5 years. Applicants are selected from the waiting list.
Child Care Services for Visitors
If you are coming to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus for an interview, meeting, to look for housing, or to attend a conference and need temporary child care services, temporary child care options are available.
Paying for Child Care
Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
The University of Minnesota offers a Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account for all University employees who are eligible for benefits. Through this program, faculty and staff can set aside a maximum of $5,000 per household in a pre-tax account to pay eligible out-of-pocket dependent day care expenses.
Additional Resources
Average Weekly Cost of Child Care in Minnesota
County-specific Child Care Licensing Requirements