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Your Peoria Hourly Childcare Solution

For Ages 2 -11 Years Old

What Your Kids Do at KidsPark?

Keeping your kids safe and happy is a top priority for busy parents, and KidsPark makes it easy to find the care they need when they need it most.

With no reservations required and our open days, evenings, and weekends schedule you can rest assured your kids are in good hands. KidsPark offers flexible scheduling options that make it easy for parents to find the care that best fits their needs.

Why is KidsPark childcare done differently? Because KidsPark fits your schedule. That means no reservations required! Drop-in care for when you need just an hour or the full day. We have you covered for back-up care, preschool and school-age programs. Our hours aren’t traditional either – we’re open days, evenings, and weekends..
What do your kids do at KidsPark? That’s up to them. KidsPark aims to allow free choice around structured staff-led activities within our various play areas. Activities like art and crafts, fitness, S.T.E.A.M. activities, and cooking are all on the list at KidsPark.

How Did KidsPark Begin?

“In 1988, KidsPark was the original “disrupter” in traditional childcare in California.  I introduced licensed, hourly care. Why? Quite simply, because I needed it…”

– Debbie Milner, Founder and CEO

…An advisor told me to find the service or product that was missing from my life. I needed childcare on demand, without reservations, when you need it days, evenings and weekends.  It became my niche and passion.

Was I the only Mom that couldn’t juggle it all? (Let me know – send an email.)  I was new to California, didn’t have any family in the area, worked full-time as an Information Systems for HP, my husband traveled a great deal and I had Rita, a 2-year old.  Yikes!

I just needed a few hours here and there to take care of errands, get a haircut, see a doctor, or have some down-time. I tried finding a babysitter, but I never remembered to schedule one early enough and couldn’t find one on the spur of the moment.  Plus, I felt better leaving Rita with an adult than a teenager and I wanted her to have other children to play with.  When my research confirmed it wasn’t just me, other families needed hourly care, I moved forward.  I spent a year figuring out how it could work and raising some capital.

The KidsPark Mission was Formed

Creating a company was very important to me.  I wanted to control my work life.  I was a latchkey kid, so my hot button was to be home in the afternoon with my daughter.  My version of life-work balance was to work before she got up, while she was at school, and then when she was in bed.  When she was little, she came to work with me. Remember, this was back in 1988, before flex-time and job-sharing.

Being able to control one’s schedule resonates throughout KidsPark.  Three times a year, we ask our teachers when they want to work. We build our schedule around their requests. This way a mom can work days when her children are in school and switch to evenings for the summer when school is out.  Or college students can change their schedules each semester depending on their courses.  I think this has helped us build a strong team – we have teachers who have been with us for 20+ years!

 

Additional Details

  • Intersession Camps:Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  • Gender:Co-Ed
  • Camp Type: After-School
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