Tier I Emergency Child Care

  • When in a distance learning or hybrid model, Cambridge-Isanti Schools will follow the direction of the Governor and provide emergency child care during regular school hours for children of critical workers on the Tier I State critical workers list. This list has evolved since March so please recheck the list to verify if your family qualifies. As stated in the MDE guidance, "The school-age care for children of critical workers is intended for extreme circumstances in which no parent or guardian is at home, due to employment as a critical worker." If students are in a two-parent household, both parents must be critical workers (if only one parent is a critical worker see the Alternative Options information below). This care will be for school children ages 12 and under and will be at no cost to Tier I families.
     
    Qualifications (Must meet all of the following criteria):
    • The student is school-aged and age 12 and under
    • Family is in an extreme circumstance in which no parent or guardian is at home, due to employment as a critical worker
    • If the student is in a two-parent household, both parents must be critical workers
    • View Critical Worker list
     
    Childcare Information:
    • Tier one child care is located at your child's school (CPS, CIS, CMS, IPS, IIS, IMS)
    • Child care is provided from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m on the days children are in distance learning. There will be no childcare provided on non-instructional days as shown on the C-I Schools school calendar.
    • Transportation through the district bus system is provided.  You must set up transportation for days that all students are in distance learning.
    • Breakfast and lunch are available at no cost from food service or you can send lunch with your child. 
    • Please send a snack and a labeled water bottle, shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing with your child daily.  Please do not send personal toys or items from home.
    • Distance learning time will be scheduled into the day. Your child must bring their Chromebook or packets with them.
    • Notice of school /Tier one child care closings due to inclement weather will be posted on the District's webpage.

    Registration Information:

    If your family meets the qualifications of the emergency childcare as listed above, please call 763-689-6214.

    Alternative Options:

    Adventure Center is offering full-day Kindergarten through 5th-grade child care for families that have only one critical worker parent in a two-parent household at a reduced rate from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm during a distance learning model. Please contact Pat Bourke for more information 763-689-6180 or register on Eleyo: c-ischools.ce.eleyo.com