13810 Community Drive, Burnsville
across from Fairview Ridges Hospital

For more information about the Ebenezer Ridges Child Care Program, please call 952-898-3576 or submit the inquiry form at the bottom of this page.

Our child care program provides a stimulating and nurturing environment for 56 infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. We offer a balanced approach to childcare, focusing on the “whole” child by promoting social, emotional, physical and educational growth, as well as daily intergenerational activities with the campus.

 We also believe in hands-on learning and children are encouraged to explore, create, question, and make choices. We have a full preschool program rich in language, math, music, art with a bi-lingual emphasis in Spanish and sign language.

 The children’s program includes:

• Age-appropriate rooms and play areas
• Secured, outdoor intergenerational playground/patio designed for physical development through exercise and exploration
• Indoor play areas and classrooms designed and decorated to bring the outdoors inside with trees, bugs, frogs, even a treehouse
• Nutritious breakfasts, hot lunches and snacks included
• Daily activities with seniors that build loving relationships
• Field trips, birthday parties, and special theme-weeks like, “At the Farm,” or “Let’s go to the Circus”
• Family programming including pizza and movie nights
• Children’s church services

At Ebenezer, your children are cared for by the highest qualified people who are as dedicated to the well-being of your child as you are. All staff members are experienced in early childhood education and are certified in first aid and CPR. Parents receive daily updates on their child, formal conferences twice a year and a monthly newsletter of our activities.

Hours
Our hours of operation at 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  We are closed on the major holidays.

Enrollment Procedures
Before a child is enrolled in our program, we meet one-on-one with parents to discuss the needs of the child and the family.  Enrollment, immunization, behavior and emergency forms are completed before a child can attend.  A health care summary for your child must be signed by a physician and returned to the center within 30 days of enrollment.  When a child is accepted into the program, we require a one-time registration fee of $75.00 per family along with a deposit equal to one week of tuition, which is applicable to the first week of tuition.  These fees are non-refundable and guarantee enrollment by holding a spot for your child in our program for no more that 60 days.

Tuition Cost Per Week - 2008

• Infants (6 weeks – 15 months)                           $270 Full-time only
• Toddlers (16 months – 31 months)                   $225 Full-time only
• Young Preschool (32 months – 4 years)          $215 Full-time
• Older Preschool (4 years – 5 years)                  $205 Full-time
• Part-time available to preschool only                $60 per day - 2 day minimum
  (32 months – 5 years)                                          
• School-age (6-10 years)                                      $198 Full-time only
  (available June-August only)                                                                                   
  
  Vacation credits are not allowed for the School-age Program

Methods of Payment
Private Pay
Hennepin, Dakota and Scott County Programs
GMDCA

Nutrition
Our program tuition includes breakfast, hot lunch and an afternoon snack that meet the requirements of the USDA Child and Adult Nutrition Program.  Our menu is reviewed and approved by a licensed dietitian and meals are prepared on-site and served at scheduled times each day.  We also provide an iron-fortified infant formula. 

Health and Safety
Your child’s health and safety are always a top priority in our program.  All staff members are certified in first-aid and CPR.  Our center is hazard free and cleaned daily.  We have security cameras in hallways and entrances.  Parents entering the childcare area must use an authorized code to unlock the door and must sign their child in and out each day.

We make routine health checks daily and parents are contacted if a child is showing signs of a contagious illness. The ill child will be provided with their blanket and a quiet place to rest until they are picked up.  Once a parent has been contacted, they must pick their sick child up within one hour.  If a child is sent home due to illness, they must remain home the entire next day and until they are well enough to participate in the daily activities of their class.  With written authorization from your child’s physician, we will administer prescription medication. 

Space and Environment
Our childcare center is designed and decorated to bring the outdoors inside with trees, bugs, frogs…even a tree house.  All indoor play areas and classrooms are age-appropriate and are spacious, bright and colorful.  Bathrooms and sinks are located in each classroom.  Every classroom also has a secured door to our fenced playground/patio designed for exercise and exploration.

Curriculum and Activities
Our program is built on Ebenezer’s faith based heritage and promotes a loving, Christ-centered environment for children.  We also believe in hands-on learning and children are encouraged to explore, create, question and make choices. We have a full preschool program, rich in language, math, music and art.  Each classroom also learns American Sign Language and Spanish.

A typical day for your child will include daily prayers, Jesus time devotions, time for learning and education, outdoor and indoor playtime, story time, music, arts and crafts, meals and snacks, language class, naptime and intergenerational activities. 

Intergenerational Programming
Daily intergenerational activities set our program apart from more traditional child care programs.  Many children today don’t live near their grandparents and don’t have that valuable connection with older people. Our program helps build healthy relationships between the young and old. 

Children and seniors will have daily opportunities to interact and build friendships with each other.  Both the childcare teachers and campus staff will supervise these activities. Examples of these shared activities include:

• Story time
• Chapel time
• Outdoor playtime
• Arts and crafts
• Games
• Special events and parties

NOTE: Please include the age of your child in your inquiry.