Paynesville Area Community Education

For Students Preschool (4 year old preschool program) to Grade 5 

PAWS is a school age care program for children PK (4 year old program)-5th grade. Our goal is to ensure the success of children in our program by establishing positive relationships, providing educational and recreational activities and offering opportunities for children to share ideas and feel valued. Feel confident that PAWS offers the very best care, with lots of age-appropriate activities that help your child grow. Activities range from: walking field trips, gym time, group games, art projects, reading, math, choice time, and more! To enroll participants must be toilet trained and have the ability to self-regulate and successfully participate in small group activities without primary one on one assistance.

2026-27 School Year Contracts and Rates 

Full Time Contracts (4-5 days a week) On planned 2 hour late starts and 2 hour early outs, (see school calendar), an additional $7 fee will be assessed to your contract rate if your child is in attendance.

• Before School Only               $30/week
• After School Only                  $60/week
• Before and After                    $79/week

Part Time Contracts (2-3 days a week)  On planned 2 hour late starts and 2 hour early outs, (see school calendar), an additional $7 fee will be assessed to your contract rate if your child is in attendance.

• Before School Only              $22/week
• After School Only                 $45/week
• Before and After                  $60/week

Drop In Care  On planned 2 hour late starts and 2 hour early outs, (see school calendar), an additional $7 fee will be assessed to your contract rate if your child is in attendance.

• Before School                   $10/day
• After School                      $20/day

Non-School Days

6:30 am -6:00 pm                    $40/day

2026 Summer PAWS Contracts and Rates 

For students entering Kindergarten-5th Grade

Pick A Day Contract

Our Pick a Day Option for Summer PAWS Program allows for families to pick the days care is needed. Contract Changes or Vacation Requests will not be necessary as you will be charged for the days of the week your child attends.

Calendar Days/Changes

• It will be the responsibility of the parent to fill out the calendars prior to your child attending for that day.
• Parents can make changes or additions up to ONE WEEK prior. (For example, if you want to make changes the week of July 24-28th, you must submit the schedule change request by July 17th).
• Calendars will be locked in and parents will be responsible for their contracted days. If changes need to be made, a service fee may apply.
• You are responsible for all costs incurred for your contracted days whether your child attends or not.

Absences

• Notify the PAWS site supervisor if your child will be absent at any time for any reason.
• Parents are responsible for paying for time RESERVED. Tuition is not refunded for sick days or other absences.
• If an illness extends beyond one week, contact the Paynesville Area Community Education Office.

Parents are responsible for entering the dates your child will be attending the PAWS Summer Program. You can enter all the dates for the entire summer or one month at a time. You must select at least 1 date in order to complete your registration.

Billing will be based on the following payment schedule:

1 day/week             $40/week

2 days/week           $80/week

3 days/week           $120week

4 days/week           $140/week

5 days/week           $175/week

FIELD TRIPS / FUN DAYS

Note field trips, camp themes, and other fun activities will be available throughout the summer. Extra fees may apply. A full list of the field trips will be listed in the Summer 2025 Catalog which will go into mailboxes at the end of April.

PICK YOUR DAYS BELOW

• You do not need to know your schedule at the time of initial registration, however, you must select at least one day of care to complete registration. You must log in to your online account and submit calendar of childcare dates by May 19.
• You can select the same days of the week for an entire month by clicking the day of the week at the top of the calendar.
• You can select all available days for the entire month by holding the SHIFT key and clicking the first and then last day of the month on the calendar.
• Dates that are unavailable for registration are in gray. These are program closure days and holidays.