Childcare Information
Select a link below to view school-age childcare information for Missoula County.
Definitions used in this guide:
School specific: Enrollment is limited to children from a particular elementary school to reduce social mixing and support contact tracing if needed.
Non-school-specific: Children from multiple schools are enrolled into the program.
Onsite: Takes place at the school itself (for school-specific care)
Offsite: Takes place at a different location, but children are kept in school-specific cohorts (for school-specific care).
Full-day: Care takes place for a full day (more than 6 hours)
Afterschool: Care is available after school attendance hours (to fit modified school schedule/early dismissal)
If a school is not listed, the Joint Information Center has not received information about any school-specific care options for that school. Most programs listed have tuition assistance available.
- Bonner Elementary
- Chief Charlo Elementary
- DeSmet Elementary
- Franklin Elementary
- Hawthorne Elementary
- Hellgate Elementary
- Jeannette Rankin Elementary
- Lewis and Clark Elementary
- Lolo Elementary
- Lowell Elementary
- Paxson Elementary
- Rattlesnake Elementary
- Russell Elementary
- Target Range
- Unspecified: Students from any school may enroll
Bonner Elementary
Full-day Care, remote learning days
- Boys & Girls Club
City Life Community Center, 1515 Fairview Ave.
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Offsite afterschool care
- Boys & Girls Club
Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Bonner
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Chief Charlo Elementary
Full-day care, remote learning days
- Missoula Early Learning Center (Cold Springs Elementary)
Mark Roberts
406-926-3688
mark@missoulaearlylearning.com
Onsite afterschool care
- YMCA (K-5)
www.ymcamissoula.org/programs/school-age-care/after-school
schoolage@ymcamissoula.org - Camp Fire
www.cfwmt.org
406-542-2129
Grades K-5
2 days/week is $150/month
3 days/week is $200/month
4 days/week is $250/month
5 days/week is $300/month
Offsite afterschool care
- Boys and Girls Club
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
DeSmet Elementary
Onsite afterschool care
- Boys & Girls Club
Free to all families. Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Franklin Elementary
Onsite afterschool care
- Camp Fire
2200 S. 10th St. W.
www.cfwmt.org
406-542-2129
Grades K-5
2 days/week is $150/month
3 days/week is $200/month
4 days/week is $250/month
5 days/week is $300/month
Offsite afterschool care
- YMCA Adventure Club
https://www.ymcamissoula.org/programs/school-age-care/after-school
schoolage@ymcamissoula.org
- Parks and Recreation
Franklin Park (student transportation from school; guardian picks up at park)
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/1874/Discovery-Corp-Afterschool
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us
- Boys and Girls Club: Christian Assembly Foursquare Church
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org - Kids Study Club
Tech hub at The Parenting Place, 1644 S. 8th St. W.
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday
More info - Additional care options not specific to school
Hawthorne Elementary
Onsite afterschool care
- Camp Fire
2200 S. 10th St. W.
www.cfwmt.org
406-542-2129
Grades K-5
2 days/week is $150/month
3 days/week is $200/month
4 days/week is $250/month
5 days/week is $300/month
Offsite afterschool care
- Boys and Girls Club: Christian Assembly Foursquare Church
- Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Hellgate Elementary
Onsite afterschool care
- Camp Fire
www.cfwmt.org
406-542-2129
Grades K-5
2 days/week is $150/month
3 days/week is $200/month
4 days/week is $250/month
5 days/week is $300/month - YMCA (K-5)
www.ymcamissoula.org/programs/school-age-care/after-school
schoolage@ymcamissoula.org
Offsite afterschool care
- Kids Study Club
Tech hub at Burns Street Center, 1500 Burns St.
3-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday
More info and registration
Jeannette Rankin Elementary
Full-day care, remote learning days
- Missoula Early Learning Center (Cold Springs Elementary)
Mark Roberts
406-926-3688
mark@missoulaearlylearning.com
Onsite afterschool care:
- Camp Fire
2200 S. 10th St. W.
www.cfwmt.org
406-542-2129
Grades K-5
2 days/week is $150/month
3 days/week is $200/month
4 days/week is $250/month
5 days/week is $300/month
Offsite afterschool care
- Parks and Recreation
Franklin Park (student transportation from school; guardian picks up at park)
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/1874/Discovery-Corp-Afterschool
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us - Boys and Girls Club
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Lewis and Clark Elementary
Onsite afterschool care
- Camp Fire
2200 S. 10th St. W.
www.cfwmt.org
406-542-2129
Grades K-5
2 days/week is $150/month
3 days/week is $200/month
4 days/week is $250/month
5 days/week is $300/month
Offsite afterschool care
- YMCA Adventure Club
https://www.ymcamissoula.org/programs/school-age-care/after-school
schoolage@ymcamissoula.org
- Parks and Recreation
Southside Lions Park (student transportation from school; guardian picks up at park)
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/1874/Discovery-Corp-Afterschool
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us - Boys and Girls Club
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Lolo Elementary
Offsite afterschool care
- Boys & Girls Club
Cornerstone Church
Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Lowell Elementary
Full-day care on remote learning days
- Missoula Parks and Recreation
- Contact: Alex Birrell
birrellA@ci.missoula.mt.us
541-490-6574
- Contact: Alex Birrell
Onsite afterschool care
- Missoula Parks and Recreation
- Contact: Register through Principal Barbara Frank
Offsite afterschool care
- Kids Study Club
Tech hub at Burns Street Center, 1500 Burns St.
3-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday
More info and registration
Paxson Elementary
Onsite afterschool care:
Offsite afterschool care:
- Missoula Parks and Recreation
Bonner Park
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/1874/Discovery-Corp-Afterschool
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us - Boys and Girls Club
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Rattlesnake Elementary
Full-day care on remote learning days
- YMCA Learning Hub at Mount Jumbo
Grades K-6
7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday
https://www.ymcamissoula.org/programs/school-age-care/learning-hub-mount-jumbo
Onsite afterschool care
- Camp Fire
2200 S. 10th St. W.
www.cfwmt.org
406-542-2129
Grades K-5
2 days/week is $150/month
3 days/week is $200/month
4 days/week is $250/month
5 days/week is $300/month
Offsite afterschool care
- Missoula Parks and Recreation
Bonner Park (transportation provided from school; guardian picks up at park)
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/1874/Discovery-Corp-Afterschool
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us
Drop-in care/meal site
- YMCA Learning Hub at Mount Jumbo
Grades 3-12
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday
Free meals, WiFi, computer access and homework help on remote learning days
https://www.ymcamissoula.org/programs/school-age-care/learning-hub-mount-jumbo
Russell Elementary
Onsite afterschool care
Offsite afterschool care
- Parks and Recreation
Franklin Park (student transportation from school; guardian picks up at park)
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/1874/Discovery-Corp-Afterschool
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us
- Boys and Girls Club
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Target Range
Full-day care, remote learning days
- Boys and Girls Club
City Life Community Center, 1515 Fairview Ave.
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: John Waters, John@bgcmissoulacounty.org
- Missoula Early Learning Center (Cold Springs Elementary)
Mark Roberts
406-926-3688
mark@missoulaearlylearning.com - 1st Class Childcare
Across from Target Range School
dave@1stclasschildcare.com
Onsite afterschool care
- Boys and Girls Club
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Contact: Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org - 1st Class Childcare
Across from Target Range School
dave@1stclasschildcare.com
Unspecified: Students from any school may enroll
Full-day care on remote learning days
- Missoula Parks and Recreation
Grades K-8
Monday through Friday 8-5:30
Full-day care from $2-$20 per day depending on income
Afterschool from $.90 to $9 per day
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/2525/Day-Camps
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us
- YMCA
3000 S. Russell St.
nmartin@ymcamissoula.org
www.ymcamissoula.org
Separating A and B cohorts - 1st Class Childcare
Across from Target Range School
dave@1stclasschildcare.com - Boys and Girls Club
City Life Community Center, 1515 Fairview
Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school
Mondays for MCPS students; Wednesdays for Bonner students - Zootown Arts Community Center
ZACC Downtown
Ages 6-12
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
From free to $20 per day
Transportation to and from can be provided if needed
Kia Liszak, kia@zootownarts.org
https://www.zootownarts.org/programs/youth-education/art-academy/
Art Academy is an open, inclusive, safe space for local youth to receive guided daytime art-based instruction using a wide variety of art materials, techniques and forms of artistic expression. The ZACC Art Academy has been designed and created to provide art-based educational support to Missoula-area families who may be experiencing scholastic and scheduling difficulties due to and during the COVID pandemic. The program will remain flexible in order to meet ongoing community needs.
Afterschool care
- Missoula Parks and Recreation
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/2525/Day-Camps
406-721-7275
parksrec@ci.missoula.mt.us
Missoula Parks and Recreation is offering Base Camp day camps and afterschool programming to keep kids active and engaged when they’re not in school. Kids will enjoy outdoor adventures, plus art and science-based activities with partners like the Insectarium, Clay Studio Missoula and more. To support hybrid school schedules, Base Camp includes homework time and access to computers for online work. Base Camp’s highly trained staff, low participant-to-staff ratios, and rigorous COVID-19 safety protocols will help ensure a fun, engaging experience for school-age children. Thanks to a grant from the Montana Coronavirus Relief Fund, Base Camp is offered at significantly reduced rates. All families, regardless of income, are eligible for discounts from 50-95 percent with the Base Camp Scholarship. Learn more at www.missoulaparks.org. - Boys and Girls Club
City Life Community Center
Kristian@bgcmissoulacounty.org
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/register-after-school - BCG After-School Tech Club:
Old Cold Springs School
Grades 6 and up
1:30-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Register at https://www.bgcmissoula.org/tech-hub - Zootown Arts Community Center
Kia Liszak, https://www.zootownarts.org/ - 1st Class Childcare
Across from Target Range School
dave@1stclasschildcare.com