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Rice KinderCare

181 W. County Rd. B2 Saint Paul, MN 55113

Tel: (651) 490-1403

www.kindercare.com

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Rice KinderCare Photo #1 - Rice KinderCare

Rice KinderCare Photo #4 - Our Infants enjoy spending time outside playing!

Rice KinderCare Photo #5 - Our toddlers love exploring and using their fine motor skills to create art projects!

Rice KinderCare Photo #6 - Our Preschool students practice writing and letter recognition every day!

Rice KinderCare Photo #7 - Prekindergarten Classroom

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About the School

Rice KinderCare Learning Center welcomes you to meet our very educated and welcoming staff! We are very tenured, love teaching, and enjoy coming to work each day.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Facts

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten

Year Founded

1987

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Student Body

Student Body Type

Co-ed

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

At Rice Street KinderCare our mission is offering the best early childhood education programs in the country fromInfants to Prekindergarten. We understand and would love to show you why choosing the rightearly childhood education programis one of the most important decisions that you will make for your child. Here at Rice Street KinderCare we are very passionate about developing the whole child; we focus on social, emotional, cognitive, large and fine motor. We have the best curriculum that was developed by experts. Our age appropriate curriculum (starting in ourinfant classroom) prepares childrenfor success when entering kindergarten. At our school, our families come first. We strive to create a safe, loving environment for all of our students. Our center is a closed classroom concept and has a very large playground for our students to play, learn, and grow. Our center adheres to the highest standards of childcare centers, as we are Parent Aware (Highest certification) and NAEYC accredited. (They allow programs to provide the best learning experiences for young children and their educators by meeting national standards of quality.)
Being a nationally and locally accredited childcare center, our center practices stringent health and safety measures. The entrances to our center is very secure with the front door being secured with a keypad system requiring a code to enter. We want families to know that we have a nurturing environment and have our own health nurse who comes monthly. Also, all lead teachers and staff are First Aid and CPR certified.  We have an on-site Health and Safety Coordinator who provides monthly trainings for our staff and highlights certain areas with our students such as handwashing, and being safe in our center.
Hours Of Operation: 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, M-F
Languages Spoken: Spanish
Accreditations: NAEYC
Enrollment: Min Age - 6 Weeks, Max Age - 5 YEARS
Accepts State and County and St Paul Scholarship, but speak to Center Director regarding specifics.
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)

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