Kids Community Learning Center

Kids Community Learning Center offers before- and after-care, summer camp, private music lessons, and clubs. Private music lessons are 25 minutes of one-on-one instruction in piano, guitar, bass guitar, voice, drums, and ukulele, and the center supplies all instruments and curriculum-related supplies for lessons. Clubs are after-school enrichment classes held in fall, winter, and spring once a week for an hour, and before- and after-care includes snack, homework, free choice, clubs, and activity choice time.

Programs

• Before and after-care program — K-5th students · Before care; after school · Located at Metropolitan Learning Center in NW Portland. Before-care is available to students at MLC. After-care is available to students at MLC, Chapman Elementary and Ainsworth Elementary School.
• Summer camp — Summer · Available to all families.
• Private music lessons — Year-round · $25 per class · 25 minutes of one-on-one instruction. Lessons are available in piano, guitar, bass guitar, voice, drums, and ukulele.
• Clubs — Fall, Winter, and Spring; once per week for an hour · $50–$80 per session · 7-10 week classes; after-school enrichment classes.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–11 years old
• Price range: $25–$80
• General schedule: Sample schedule: 3:20-3:30 snack; 3:30-4:15 homework, free choice, clubs; 4:15-5:15 activity choice; 5:15-5:25 second snack; 5:15-6:00 free choice. Academic time is 45 minutes Monday through Thursday after snack. Program hours: AM program 7am-8:45am (MLC only); PM program bell or pick-up time until 6pm; closure days 8am-5pm.
• Facility hours: Mon-Fri 7am-6pm

About the provider

Kids Community Learning Center has provided child care in NW Portland for over 40 years. Its mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment in which kids grow together through creative exploration, meaningful relationships, fun, and social-emotional learning support.

Free choice/free play, nutritious snacks, enrichment activities, leadership, group games, creative projects, supplemental clubs program, and private music lessons are listed as program activities. Parents choose a schedule at the beginning of the year that suits their child’s homework needs. Music lesson slots are first-come, first-serve. A one-time $25 registration fee for music lessons is charged. Lesson fees are waived with minimum 24-hour notice for absences. KCLC does not provide lunch for students. ERDC welcome.

Last updated October 14, 2026.