St Peter’s Lutheran School

My child recently started in one of the infant rooms. We signed up when I was in the first trimester and the wait was 11 months but it was well worth the wait! If you are pregnant, get on the waiting list asap.
When we toured St. Peter’s we knew right away this was where we wanted our son. The facilities are beyond anything you will find for child care. It is clean. They have a HUGE gymnasium where the kids can have recess in the winter or when it’s rainy. There are balls, toys, trykes for them to ride, etc. This is something we didn’t find ANYWHERE else. And in Minnesota, a space for kids to run around indoors is so essential. They also have a muscle room for the kids who are just learning to move around. There are safe objects for them to climb on. Often times at pickup I will see kids riding around in the buggies down the halls just for a change of scenery while they wait for their parents. I think in the summer they walk back and forth outside on the sidewalk out front.
The infant room has volunteer grandmothers that come and rock babies, our son gets a ton more attention than he did at the daycare we used while waiting for his spot at St.Peters. The grandmas enjoy holding him when he naps at times, even though it’s not necessary, they just like to. I drop in sometimes and visit my son. Most of the times I’ve come he’s being held or he’s playing and happy. (they do not ususally know I’m coming) The atmosphere is inviting and the staff and volunteers display so much love for the kids it makes my heart happy to witness. In the short time he’s been there they have done multiple art projects. The kids go to chapel on a regular basis as well. Tonight is a christmas concert that the children are putting on for the parents. They have parent aware nights where you can meet other parents and everyone does some type of volunteer activity together. The last one was making meals for people less fortunate. When we started we received a welcome bag with lots of fun stuff including a hand made knitted blanket. I mean I could go on and on all day. This place has exceeded our wildest expectations and knowing what childcare can be like elsewhere I sometimes have to pinch myself that this is real life. Since starting, my baby boy has not giggled and smiled so much in his entire life. I can tell he is truely happy here.

I have a child one of the 2 infant rooms, and I am so incredibly impressed with the professionalism, friendliness, and generosity of the staff at St. Peter’s. His two lead teachers are former elementary teachers and the environment is inviting AND ridiculously clean. Everyone I have come into contact with at St. Peters has been both competent and kind. I also really appreciate their high-​tech security/​check-​in system. I would not hesitate to recommend St. Peters for anyone looking for child care.