IMA Visitor
Information
Other Services
Child Care and School
Resources:
There are many great child care and school referral resources,
which may be reviewed by visiting
UMN Child
Care Page. Listed below are
recommended child care facilities. Parents may also visit
UMN
Relocation Services Page for other
off/on campus child care. A few other great child care and
school
resources include are listed below.
Some Recommended Options:
- Kinderberry
Hill
50 S. 6th St., Minneapolis, MN 55402 (Downtown Minneapolis
location)
612-436-1003
This child care center is flexible with the length of
enrollment. Short term care is acceptable with 2 weeks notice.
This
center cares for children ages 6 weeks- school age.
-
Children's World Learning Centers (Knowledge Learning
Corporation®)- Kindercare
- Children's World/ KinderCare – University
525 Huron Blvd. South East
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-623-4642
-
Children's World – Riverview
807 Second St. South East
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-0857
-
Children's World – Roseville
2186 Fairview Ave. North
Roseville, MN 55113
651-631-0735
- Minniapple
International Montessori
1125 5th St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-378-9375
Year long or Academic year enrollment only. Highly recommended
by visitors and UMN employees. Great option for postdos and
year long visitors. This center cares for children ages 6
weeks- school age.
- Children Village Montessori Day Care Center
2929 University Ave SE #W195, Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-378-7730 Mary or Lisa
This center cares for children ages 6 weeks- school age.
- YWCA Child
Care
1130 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 (Downtown Minneapolis
location)
612-332-0501
This center cares for children ages 6 weeks-school age
- Jack and Jill
Sitting Services
651-429-2963
This company service the entire Twin Cities Metro Area and are
available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
- Nanny
Professionals
2456 Arkwright St., St. Paul, MN 55117
651-221-0587 or nannypro@bevcomm.net
Nanny services available for part time or full time care.
- Sitter
City
Online Baby Sitter database with reviews and profiles of each
sitter. Great resource!
- Pratt Community
School
66 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414
612-668-1122
Small elementary school for K-5th grade. Great option for
foreign national students.
- Barton Open
School
4237 Colfax Ave S., Minneapolis, MN, 55409
612-668-3588
Public K-8 magnet school
- Burroughs
Community School
1601 W. 50th Street, Minneapolis,
MN 55419
612-668-3280
Public K-5 school
-
University
of Minnesota Child Care Center
This child care center
has an extremely long
waiting list. If staying for one year or less, this is not a
good option. The most recent family to enroll in Infants had
been waiting for 18 months. The most recent enrollee in
Toddlers
waited for 21 months.
Additional helpful information on housing and other issues
related
to relocation, child care can be found at the University of
Minnesota Relocation Assistance
Program website at: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/rap/
or call 612-626-0775.
These names are offered as a service to visitors and postdocs.
However, the IMA and the University of
Minnesota are not
affiliated with the above-mentioned companies and assumes no
liability in relation to the quality of their performance.
Trash: The custodians do not
empty your individual trash
containers/waste baskets. Please empty your trash into one of
the large
trash bins located on your floor. Trash liners will be
available.
Please ask an IMA staff member in 409 Lind Hall for additional
bags if
needed.
Recycling:
There are recycling boxes in every office
and near laser printers. The custodians do not empty the
recycling boxes in the offices. Please empty your recycling box
into one of the large recycling bins located on your floor.
Libraries: The University of
Minnesota library homepage is http://www.lib.umn.edu/.
You will need a bar-coded University of
Minnesota U-card or a temporary pass to check out materials
from the
University of Minnesota libraries. For a temporary pass, obtain
a letter
from the IMA staff in 409 Lind Hall and bring it to the Math
Library,
located in 310 Vincent Hall. No keys are given out for the Math
Library.
Other major Library locations are Walter Library (East Bank),
the
Science and Engineering Library (Walter Library), and Wilson
Library
(West Bank). General Information and Reference: 612-626-2227.
University of Minnesota Recreational
Sports Facilities: http://www.recsports.umn.edu/.
There is a fee for using the facilities.
If you do not have a University of Minnesota ID card, please
see a staff
member in 409 Lind Hall to receive a letter for temporary
recreational
facility use. Spouses of IMA visitors can also obtain passes
to the Rec
Sports Center.
If interested in Membership (privileges, guest passes, family
day,
locker and towel service and discount prices on
services/programs),
please visit
http://www.recsports.umn.edu/membership/
for
detailed information.
Bookstores: http://www.bookstores.umn.edu/
Coffman Memorial Union (East Bank), Room G54, 300 Washington
Avenue SE.
(612-625-6000) and St. Paul Student Center (St. Paul Campus),
2017
Buford Avenue (612-624-9200).
Notary Services:
http://www1.umn.edu/usls/services.html
University Student Legal Service, 160 West Bank Skyway, 219
19th Avenue
South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (located in the West Bank Skyway,
which is
between Blegen and Willey Halls on the West Bank Minneapolis
campus)
612-624-1001. Office Hours: M-F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. You may also visit room 408 Lind Hall during regular IMA Main Office hours.
Hennepin County Service Center at
Coffman Union: http://www1.umn.edu/hup/hc_service_ctr/
Passports. Motor vehicle tabs, plates, titles, and
registration. Birth
and Death Certificates. Marriage Licenses and Certificates.
Driver
License/MN State ID duplicates. Watercraft, Snowmobile and ATV
registration. Hunting/Fishing Licenses. Notary Service.
Service Fees: check or credit card only
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 10 am - 2 pm
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