Tiger Cub Child Care Center is excited to serve the Albert Lea Area Schools' staff, family and the surrounding community. We provide an environment that encourages adventure, creativity, health self-concepts, respect for others, responsible behavior and positive attitudes. We look forward to providing quality child care in the Albert Lea area for years to come.

Please note: Our licensed child care center is for children six weeks - preschool age.

Tiger Cub Child Care will strengthen families and support the ability of all parents to provide the best possible environment for the health, growth and development of their children. We will provide a comprehensive curriculum based on best practices and research on early brain development and learning.

At Tiger Cub Child Care we offer a wide variety of activities to promote children's brain development, including curriculum provided by Creative Curriculum Gold.

Our infant & toddler child care programs are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (651-431-6500). We are currently licensed to serve up to 44 children at a time in the infant and toddler/preschool classrooms, 16 infants and 28 toddlers/preschool age. The maximum child to staff ratio is 7:1 for toddlers/preschool and 4:1 for infants.

Infant Program (6 weeks – 15 months)

Contracted Rate: Weekly

40 hour/week minimum

Contracted Rate: Weekly
Toddler Program #1 (16 mo.–preschool age)

40 hour/week minimum

Hours per day	Amount per week Based on Full Contract	Daily Drop-In Cost
Option A- 8 hours	$260.00	$65.00
Option B- 8.5 hours	$276.00	$65.00
Option C- 9 hours	$292.00	$65.00
Option D- 9.5 hours	$309.00	$65.00
Option E- 10 hours	$325.00	$65.00

Please review the following documents prior to registration.

Tiger Cub Child Care Center Parent Handbook 2025-2026

2025-2026 Tiger Cub Child Care Center Calendar

Tiger Cub Child Care Center Emergency Plan