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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

2026-2027 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 two 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 $12.60/day* $63.00/week
6:30-9:30 am  $18.85/day* $94.25/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  $25.15/day* $125.75/week
3:00-6:00 pm  $18.85/day* $94.25/week
4:00-6:00 pm $12.60/day* $63.00/week

 

  • Invoices are generated bi-weekly after the care has occurred. Click on invoice schedule to see a schedule of dates invoices will be generated.
  • Fees are incurred based on the contracted dates, regardless of child's attendance.

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