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2026-2027 Discovery Club Open Registration begins

Monday, April 27th, 2026 at 9:00am

First come first serve, register early!
Registration is submitted online

Currently enrolled Discovery Club families receive priority registration dates. A currently enrolled family is defined as having a student or students currently enrolled in Discovery Club for the 2025-2026 school year.  Enrollment in summer Discovery Club is not considered a currently enrolled contract.  

2026-2027 Discovery Club Locations

Adams

Highland Hub*

Randolph Heights

Bruce Vento*

Horace Mann

Rondo Hub*

CEC at J.J. Hill

LNFI Hub*

St. Anthony Park Hub*

Expo

Obama

*Discovery Club hub location. See the list of schools served by each hub site below.

Discovery Club Hub Locations

Community Ed Center

Serves students from:

  • Horace Mann
  • Randolph Heights

Bruce Vento

Serves students from:

  • Bruce Vento
  • Saint Paul Music Academy

Highland Park

Serves students from:

  • Global Arts Plus Lower/Upper
  • Groveland Park
  • Highland Park Elementary
  • Jie Ming

L'Etoile du Nord

Serves students from:

  • American Indian
  • Battle Creek
  • Dayton's Bluff
  • Eastern Heights
  • Farnsworth Lower/Upper
  • Frost Lake
  • Hazel Park
  • Highwood Hills
  • L'Etoile du Nord
  • Mississippi Creative Arts
  • Nokomis North/South
  • The Heights
  • Txuj Ci HMong Lower

Rondo

Serves students from:

  • Benjamin E. Mays
  • Capitol Hill
  • Cherokee Heights
  • Crossroads
  • Early Childhood Hub
  • East African Magnet
  • Four Seasons
  • Hamline
  • Maxfield
  • Riverview
  • Wellstone

St. Anthony Park

Serves students from:

  • Chelsea Heights
  • Como Park
  • Nature Discovery Pre-K
  • St. Anthony Park

2025-2026 DC Brochure

CONSISTENT SCHEDULE CONTRACT

  • Families A $49.00/child non-refundable registration fee is paid when the contract is processed.
  • Students must be enrolled in a St. Paul Public school in order to attend Discovery Club during the school year.
  • Families select before-school care, after-school care, or a combination based on the attending schools start/end time.
  • Minimum enrollment of 3 days per week, per care session.
  • With the exception of non-school days, a child’s schedule must be the same every week.
  • Once a child has a consistent scheduled contract families may request drop in days provided space is available at the site.  Drop in days are an additional $5/day per care session. If a site is running a wait list, drop-in days are not available.  
  • Families utilizing a Discovery Club Hub location: If the child’s attending school is not the same as the Discovery Club location, drop-in days are not available due to busing restrictions.
  • Registering for a consistent schedule allows families to register for non school day care. 
  • Schedule changes require a one week notice and are subject to space available. A $25 per child schedule change fee applies.

Rates 

Before School Only - Offered for students who attend schools with a 8:30a.m. or  9:30a.m. start time. Rates based on attending school start time.
6:30-8:30 am $12.40/day* $62.00/week
6:30-9:30 am  $18.55/day* $92.75/week
 

After School Only - Starts at the end of the school's regular day and goes until 6:00 p.m.  Snack provided. Rates based on attending school end time.

2:00-6:00 pm  $24.75/day* $123.75/week
3:00-6:00 pm  $18.55/day* $92.75/week
4:00-6:00 pm $12.40/day* $62.00/week

 

25/26 Invoice/Payment Schedule

How to Enroll

Registration is available to students enrolled in Saint Paul Public Schools during the school year for before and after school care and non-school days. Students who are enrolled in schools outside of St. Paul Public Schools can register a contract to attend summer care only.  Applications will be accepted only as space allows.

Register

Families who are new to Discovery Club

  • Create an account online at https://spps.arux.app.
  • Click "Sign Up" to create a new account. 
  • Click "Explore All Programs", "Enroll in Discovery Club".
  • The system will walk you through adding the child(ren) to the account and registering the new contract.
  • All contracts are pending approval. An e-mail stating your contract has been received and is pending will be sent after you have submitted the contract request.
  • Contracts that have been processed will receive an e-mail confirmation and the registration fee will be charged to the credit card or bank account provided during registration.  Please note that processing contracts could take several weeks.
  • If you do not receive confirmation, check your spam filter on your e-mail. Pending and/or accepted contracts can also be viewed on your online account. Please contact the Discovery Club Administration Office at 651-632-3793 with any questions.

Past or currently enrolled Discovery Club and SPPS Community Ed families

  • Sign on to your existing account through https://spps.arux.app. Current families already have an account and do not need to create a new one.
  • Click on "Explore All Programs", on your Discovery Club account and "Register A New Contract". The system will walk you through the steps of registering from there.
  • All contracts are pending approval. An e-mail stating your contract has been received and is pending will be sent after you have submitted the contract request. 
  • Contracts that have been accepted will receive an e-mail confirmation and the registration fee will be charged to the credit card or bank account provided during registration. Please note that processing contracts could take several weeks.
  • If you do not receive confirmation, check your spam filter on your e-mail. Pending and/or accepted contracts can also be viewed on your online account. Please contact the Discovery Club Administration Office at 651-632-3793 with any questions.

Discovery Club Office

1780 7th Street West
Saint Paul, 55116
651-632-3793

discovery.club@spps.org