The teachers at KinderCare East are passionate about educating and providing quality care for each child.
The teachers are provided with two Professional Development Days annually to further their knowledge on educating young children.
The team at KinderCare East knows that meaningful moments with each child and their family is the key to their success in their early childhood development.
Quick Stats (2025)
- School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Overview
School Type
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Year Founded
1979
School Calendar
First Day of School
Fri. Aug 15, 2025
Last Day of School
Mon. May 25, 2026
Student Body
Total Students
n/a
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Application URL
School Notes
- School Motto: Building Confidence for Life
- Our experts designed our classrooms — and every activity and lesson — to help prepare your child for success in school and beyond. With designated learning centers such as dramatic play and blocks in every classroom, children have the opportunity for rich social play and child-initiated discovery. You’ll also find that our classrooms feature a print-rich environment full of carefully selected materials, written charts and labels, and children’s literature. By helping your child connect spoken words and print, we’re helping develop early literacy and writing skills. Whether your child has first words or first grade on the horizon, we’re excited to show you how everything in our center is designed for learning!
- We have many safety protocols and features at our center. We have a secured entrance with keypad entry, to ensure the safety of all staff and children for any unauthorized visitors entering the building. All of our playgrounds are fenced in, as to keep our children safe, and to not allow the public in. All of our staff are CPR, First Aid, and MandatoryReporters certified within the first month of employment. We also have a Health and Safety Coordinator on site, who ensures the cleanliness of our center, administers medication, monitors playground safety and emergency procedures being implemented.
- Hours Of Operation: 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, M-F
- Enrollment: Min Age - 6 Weeks, Max Age - 5 YEARS
- DHS, Block Grant, Promise Job
- Infant Programs (6 Weeks – 1 Year), Toddler Programs (1 – 2 Years), Discovery Preschool Programs (2 – 3 Years), Preschool Programs (3 – 4 Years), Prekindergarten Programs (4 – 5 Years), Summer Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for East Cedar Rapids KinderCare?
The application deadline for East Cedar Rapids KinderCare is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
Nearby Private Schools
The nearest high school to East Cedar Rapids KinderCare is Cedar Valley Christian School (2.6 miles away)
The nearest elementary school and preschool is Summit Schools (1.1 miles away)
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Grades: PK-8 | 116 students 1.1 miles 1010 Regent Street NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 294-2036
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 294-2036
1.1
PK-8
116
Grades: PK-K | 39 students 1.4 miles 3600 Cottage Grove Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 560-2333
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 560-2333
1.4
PK-K
39
St. Pius X Elementary School
(Catholic)
Grades: K-5 | 326 students 1.5 miles 4901 Council St Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 393-4507
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 393-4507
1.5
K-5
326
St. Joseph Catholic School
(Catholic)
Grades: PK-8 | 173 students 1.8 miles 1430 14th Street
Marion, IA 52302
(319) 377-6348
Marion, IA 52302
(319) 377-6348
1.8
PK-8
173
Grades: K-5 | 435 students 2.2 miles 2244 1st Ave Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 362-3021
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 362-3021
2.2
K-5
435
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