Sandcastle Early Learning Center

About Sandcastle Early Learning Center

Sandcastle Early Learning Center is a ministry of St Francis De Sales and was founded in 1981 by the Sisters of Notre Dame. 

Sandcastle has enriched the West 7th neighborhood in St Paul, by being an upstanding member of the small business community and a valued childcare provider since 1981. Its staff of 35 care for more than 110 children daily, from babies in the infant rooms (as young as six weeks of age!) to children in the toddler, pre-school, and pre-k classrooms. 

Sandcastle was the first child care center in Minnesota to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and its outstanding programming has earned the Parent Aware Highest Possible 4 Star rating.

Support Sandcastle Early Learning Center

Please consider donating to Sandcastle on November 21st, so that we can continue providing the quality care that you have come to expect. 

 All of the funds raised will go toward enhancing and adding enrichment materials to our infant play yard. Thank you for your support and for keeping Sandcastle in mind on Give to the Max Day, 2024.