About Rec Check

Saint Paul Parks and Recreation offers after-school and other out-of-school time care for youth at multiple recreation centers across the City. Rec Check programs are open for youth who live or attend school in Saint Paul. Children participate in a variety of structured, supervised activities that are recreation focused. These may include arts and crafts, community building games, quiet time, homework help (during the school year) and more. To promote health and fitness, staff will engage the youth daily in physical activity. A daily snack is also provided.

Rec Check Program Overview

Program Grades Days Saint Paul Public Schools is... Times Price
School Year Rec Check Grades 1-5 (currently enrolled school-year) Mon - Fri  in session 2 - 6 p.m. Free
      not in session 1 - 4 p.m.  Free
Rec Check Extended Grades 1-5 (currently enrolled school-year) Varies not in session 8:30 a.m. -5 p.m  $10/day
Summer Rec Check Entering grades 1-6 (in the upcoming fall) Mon - Thu not in session 1 - 4 p.m.  Free

Registration Information

Registration is available online or over the phone by calling the recreation center directly. A list of sites and contact information is available below. Rec Check enrollment will be limited to 28-30 youth per site with a 1:14 staff to participant ratio. Registration is taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

2023 Summer Rec Check

Summer Rec Check has everything you love about our school-year Rec Check but with a summer twist!  Activities include crafts, art, tennis, cooking, swimming, gym games, water fun, outdoor nature activities, outdoor play, fitness, kitchen science, field trips and more. Partnering with the Saint Paul Public Library, youth are encouraged to keep reading all summer through fun literature activities and programs. A daily snack is provided. Registration is now open.

  • Cost: Free
  • Grades: Entering grades 1-6 in the fall
  • Days: Monday - Thursday
  • Dates: June 21 - August 24, 2023
    • No program offered July 3 & 4
  • Time: 1pm-4pm
  • Locations:
    • Arlington Hills
    • Battle Creek
    • Dayton's Bluff  
    • Duluth & Case
    • Edgcumbe
    • El Rio Vista
    • Frogtown
    • Hancock 
    • Hayden Heights
    • Hazel Park
    • Highwood Hills 
    • Jimmy Lee/Oxford
    • Langford Park
    • Linwood
    • Martin Luther King
    • McDonough
    • Merriam Park
    • North Dale  
    • Palace  
    • Phalen 
    • Rice 
    • West Minnehaha
    • Wilder

Register for Summer Rec Check

Check back for 2023-24 School Year Rec Check registration information.

2022-23 School Year Rec Check

Registrations are accepted on a rolling basis. You can register online at anytime or contact the location you wish to register for more information. 

  • Cost: Free
  • Grades: 1-5
  • Days: Monday - Friday
    • September 6, 2022 - June 14, 2023
    • No care on November 24-25, December 26, January 2, January 27, April 21, May 29
  • Times: 
    • 2pm-6pm on school days
    • 1pm-4pm on non-school or digital learning days 
      • October 20-21 (MEA Break)
      • October 31 (Digital Learning Day)
      • November 8 (Digital Learning Day)
      • November 18
      • December 19-23 (Winter Break- Session 1)
      • December 27-30 (Winter Break- Session 2)
      • January 16
      • February 20
      • March 10
      • March 24 (Digital Learning Day)
      • April 3-7 (Spring Break)
  • Locations (centers with a * are also Rec Check Extended sites):
    • Arlington Hills
    • Battle Creek
    • Dayton's Bluff  
    • Duluth & Case
    • Edgcumbe*
    • El Rio Vista
    • Frogtown*
    • Hancock 
    • Hayden Heights
    • Hazel Park*
    • Highwood Hills 
    • Jimmy Lee/Oxford
    • Langford Park
    • Linwood
    • Martin Luther King
    • McDonough
    • Merriam Park
    • North Dale  
    • Palace  
    • Phalen 
    • Rice 
    • West Minnehaha
    • Wilder

Registration for School Year Rec Check opens Monday, August 1, 2022.

Register for Rec Check

2022-23 Rec Check Extended

Rec Check Extended offers full day care on select days Saint Paul Public Schools is not in session. Please note that these sites only offer the Extended care during these select school breaks and will offer our regularly scheduled after-school Rec Check times on days SPPS is in session. 

  • Cost: $10/day
  • Grades: 1-5
  • Days: Monday - Friday
  • Times: 8:30am-5pm
  • Dates:
    • October 20-21(MEA Break)
    • October 31 (Digital Learning Day)
    • December 19-23 (Winter Break- Session 1)
    • December 27-30 (Winter Break- Session 2)
    • March 24 (Digital Learning Day)
    • April 3-7 (Spring Break)
  • Locations: Frogtown, Hazel Park, and Edgcumbe

Registration for School Year Rec Check opens Monday, August 1, 2022.

Register for Rec Check Extended

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Last Edited: May 24, 2023