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Cardinal Elementary Before and After School Daycare

Admission

The before and after school program at Cardinal is available to all registered elementary students. Before school program hours are 6 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. After school program hours are 3:45 – 5:30 p.m.

Fees

The current cost of daycare is $3 per hour per child. A late fee will be assessed for $5 per child for each 15 minute period they are in the program after 5:30 p.m.

School Closing

If school is delayed because of weather, morning daycare will be offered unless noted otherwise on the call em all phone call. If the school closes for inclement weather the before and after school program will also close. Any time there is not school due to inclement weather or a holiday, before and after school daycare will not be available. On days that school is dismissed early because of a holiday, parent teacher conferences or PLC early dismissals, after school daycare will not be offered.

If you need to call the daycare room before or after school please call the school at: 641-652-3591, extension 3253. Please do not call the extension during the school day, as there is a preschool class in that room. If you need to contact the school from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. please call 641-652-7531, extension 3213 and we will get a message to the daycare.

We reserve the right to dismiss students from the program for overdue account balances and/or inability to follow program rules.

Intake Form

Please complete our Intake Form and the State of Iowa's Child Health Form to enroll your child in the Cardinal Daycare program.

Intake Form    Child Health Form

The mission of the Cardinal Community School is to foster an enriching environment and channel the energies of students to achieve their fullest potential.
Cardinal School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age (for employment), socioeconomic status (for programs), religion, disability, creed, national origin, marital status (for programs), sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity in its educational programs and employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or grievance related to this policy, please contact the district’s equity coordinator, Cindy Green.

The Cardinal Community School District offers career and technical  programs in the following service areas:
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Health Science
Human Services
Business, Finance, Marketing, and Management

Cindy Green - cindy.green@cardinalcomet.com
Middle School Principal/Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Equity Coordinator
4045 Ashland Rd.
Eldon, IA 52554
(641) 652-7531

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