Learn something new, connect with others in the community, stimulate your creativity or improve your health. Adult Enrichment offers a variety of fee-based classes and activities designed for adults of every age.
Little Warriors Childcare: Providing Extended Day, and Non School Day Childcare for students enrolled in School Readiness Preschool.
Fun & Friends is a child care program for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Please do not send your child to Fun & Friends until your contract and schedule has been approved.
We have a variety of preschool programs: *School Readiness Preschool: 3-5 year olds *Voluntary Pre-K: 4 years old by September 1st *ECFE+: 2 1/2-3 year olds *Little Warrior Childcare: 3-5 year olds enrolled in a preschool class
Youth develop life-long interests, skills and knowledge through sports, performing and visual arts, academics, special interest clubs, outdoor educational experiences and many more programs.
Child Only classes provide children opportunities to explore learning in an ECFE classroom setting independently.
ECFE offers many special events throughout the year for families with birth-5 yr olds.
Time Together Classes provide weekly time for parents/guardians and their children birth-5 years old.
2025-2026 Preschool Information Packet
Little Warrior Childcare information can be found on page 4 of the packet.
Brainerd Public Schools Community Education is proud to offer Little Warriors Childcare, a collaboration between CHILD CARE and SCHOOL READINESS PRESCHOOL. Children will spend part of their day in Little Warriors Childcare and the other part in a School Readiness classroom.
Little Warriors Child Care provides:
*Convenience for families*Childcare is available for 3 years old to Pre-Kindergarten who are potty-trained*Flexible drop off and pick up times*Aligned curriculum so children receive enhanced learning around social, emotional, and academic development during the daily schedule.*Well-trained childcare staff that bring skills and knowledge that enhance each program.*Once a child has completed their final year of preschool, they would then be eligible to attend Fun & Friends School Age Care the summer before Kindergarten through 8th grade.Little Warriors Childcare services families and children at Nisswa Elementary School, Riverside Elementary (new site for 2025-2026 school year) and the Warrior Early Learning Center.
Hours of Operation: 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
●Half Day Childcare for students attending 1/2 day preschool: Child care on scheduled class days between 7:00 AM–5:30 PM when your child is enrolled in a half day M–Th, M/W or T/Th School Readiness class. Part of the day the child would be in their school readiness classroom and the other part would be in childcare. District Food Service available. Cost: $30/day (4 day/week min. for M-Th, 2 day/week min. for M/W or T/Th)● M–Th Full Day Childcare for students attending Full Day preschool: Before/after childcare for your child on scheduled class days between 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and 2:45 PM–5:30 PM when enrolled in a Full Day M/W or T/Th School Readiness class. Cost: $20/day (2 day/week min.)● Non School Day: Provides child care for your child between 7:00 AM–5:30 PM on days their School Readiness class is not in session (with Monday–Friday options). Excludes major holidays. District Food Service available. Cost: $45/day
