RobbinSdale area schools
community education
Learning opportunities for every age through a wide variety of programs.
Look for our winter 2023 brochure in your mailbox this week! Registration opens Wednesday, December 7, for all adult and youth enrichment classes!
Adventure Club
School Age Care for the School Year 22-23


Early Adventures
Full-Day Care with Preschool Component
Early Adventures is the full-day care option of Robbinsdale Area Schools with a preschool component. By combining high quality child care with the district's preschool curriculum, this program offers an opportunity for students to prepare for Kindergarten in a safe, nurturing setting with adults especially trained to work with preschool students.
Early Adventures is open to any student who will attend Kindergarten the following year, not limited to Robbinsdale Area Schools. Students must be toilet trained before beginning the program. Early Adventures is located at FAIR School at Pilgrim Lane and Neill Elementary.
Online registration for the school year 2023-24 opens March 20th, 2023 at 8am.
Youth Enrichment and Development
Youth enrichment and development offers activities for elementary and middle school students, as well as leadership training and service learning opportunities for students in elementary, middle school and high school. Driver education and student internships for high school students are also offered

Adult Enrichment
Early Childhood Education
Welcome to Robbinsdale Area Schools (RAS) Early Childhood. We offer a variety of programs to support young children and their families.
- Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) offers classes for parents and their children ages birth through five. Families can also access individual home visits from a licensed Parent Educator.
- Free Five Day per Week Preschool is available for children who are four years of age on September 1 of the school year.
- Preschool for three and four year olds is offered at Zachary Lane Elementary and the New Hope Learning Center on a sliding fee scale.

Early Childhood Screening
Early Childhood Screening is a free and simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning. Screening is recommended when children are three to four years old, ideally at 3 1/2 years, and must be completed before starting kindergarten.
Early Childhood Screening
Early Childhood Screening is a free and simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning. Screening is recommended when children are three to four years old, ideally at 3 1/2 years, and must be completed before starting kindergarten.
Need help with online registration? Please contact the specific program you are registering for:
- Adult/Youth Enrichment office: 763-504-6990 or robbinsdaleareacommunityed@rdale.org
- Adventure Club/Early Adventures school age care office/preschool care: 763-504-5320 or adventure_club@rdale.org.
- Robbinsdale Area Schools Preschool office: 763-504-5330 or ec_preschool@rdale.org
- Early Childhood Family Education office: 763-504-4170 or ecfe_281@rdale.org
- Early Childhood Screening office: 763-504-4180 or ec_preschool@rdale.org