Cokato Elementary serving as summer childcare site while Dassel-Cokato campus undergoes construction

Families using Dassel-Cokato Community Education’s summer childcare program are bringing children to Cokato Elementary in Cokato instead of the usual Community Education and Early Childhood Center.

The temporary change affects the 2026 summer Charger Kids Club program. The district moved the program because construction at the Dassel-Cokato High School/Middle School campus has made the usual childcare site unavailable.

Cokato Elementary is serving as the summer 2026 childcare location. The district identifies the site as being in Cokato, Minnesota.

Summer dates and hours

Summer care began June 8, 2026, and is scheduled to continue through Aug. 28, 2026. The posted operating hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For participating parents and guardians, the practical effect is a different daily destination for drop-off and pickup while construction prevents use of the usual Community Education and Early Childhood Center. The posted hours provide a weekday service window during the summer operating period.

The relocation is tied to the summer program and its stated dates. The available district information does not establish that all district childcare has permanently moved to Cokato Elementary or that the elementary school will remain the childcare site during the 2026-27 school year.

Entry information remains unsettled

The district’s summer information said the entry door for the Cokato Elementary program was still to be determined when the page was published. Families using Charger Kids Club may therefore need to confirm the correct access point before arriving.

The information does not identify the construction contractor, project cost or expected completion date. It also does not say that Cokato Elementary itself is undergoing construction; the stated construction-related disruption is at the Dassel-Cokato High School/Middle School campus.

School-year registration is separate

The same program information said registration for the 2026-27 school year was open. That notice concerns school-year registration and does not establish that the summer arrangement at Cokato Elementary will continue after Aug. 28.

For the current summer season, Charger Kids Club is operating at Cokato Elementary through the scheduled final day of Aug. 28 while construction affects the usual childcare location. The district’s posted schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.