Brown Bear Childcare offers safe, loving childcare in the Hopkins area. Kids learn through curriculum-based, educational activities. The facility is a home daycare providing a safe, nurturing space where kids learn important social skills. This provider offers childcare programs for children ages 6 months to 6 years. Availability is limited, so contact Brown Bear Childcare today to discuss openings for your child and schedule your free tour!
Daily Hours
• Monday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
• Tuesday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
• Wednesday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
• Thursday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
• Friday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Infant
• Hourly Full Time: $
• Daily Full Time: $
• Weekly Full Time: $375.00
• Monthly Full Time: $
Toddler
• Hourly Full Time: $
• Daily Full Time: $
• Weekly Full Time: $350.00
• Monthly Full Time: $
Preschool
• Hourly Full Time: $
• Daily Full Time: $
• Weekly Full Time: $350.00
• Monthly Full Time: $
School Age
• Hourly Full Time: $
• Daily Full Time: $
• Weekly Full Time: $300.00
• Monthly Full Time: $
Brown Bear Childcare is a home daycare that offers safe, loving childcare in the Hopkins area. Kids learn through curriculum-based, educational activities. The facility provides a safe, nurturing space where kids learn important social skills. I have 1800 square feet of dedicated daycare space. The children have plenty of room to run. play and explore. The space boasts it's own kitchen and separate entrance from the rest of the home. We have two playgrounds that we alternate between depending on our needs for the day.
I come from a small town in rural South Dakota. I realized early on that I loved working with children. It is a truly rewarding experience to watch them learn and grow. I started babysitting when I was 10 years old, which progressed to a regular, every other weekend position that I held until I was 14. I was also able to work in my mother's family child care center when I turned 12. No matter what other jobs I held, I always wound up back working with kids. I have been a lead teacher in infant and toddler rooms in large centers. I had my own home daycare back in South Dakota, where I began taking classes for my CDA (Child Development Associate). I was also a nanny for several years.
In 2010 I graduated from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education Foundations. I also attained a minor in Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences which focused on how children learn and develop. The last four years before starting Brown Bear, I was working as a Certified Optometric Vision Therapist. This profession allowed me to work with people of all ages infant to senior. In addition to improving vision, this position allowed me to work with reading and learning skills, memory, gross motor, hand-eye coordination, and primitive reflexes. I find it very intriguing how working with the whole child or adult makes the greatest difference in learning, memory, and quality of life.
In October 2018, I had my own child. As much as I loved my previous positions, I believe that it is time to return to child care so that I can be home with her. I plan to take all the skills that I have learned in my journey and use them help my daughter and those children (who will hopefully become life-long friends) blossom into happy, intelligent, caring individuals.