11/10/2025
In observance of Veterans Day, schools are closed Tuesday, November 11. 🇺🇸
Munchkin Manor is a preschool and daycare for county and state employees. Ages range from 3 months to pre-k.
We are centrally located around the county buildings in the Mike Maier building.
11/10/2025
In observance of Veterans Day, schools are closed Tuesday, November 11. 🇺🇸
10/31/2025
Lots of fun trick-or-treating at Deschutes County! Happy Halloween!! 🎃🕷️👻
08/01/2025
A few spots are still left in Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend's 2025-26 after-school program BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Back-to-school time is just around the corner, and so is the fun! Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend says it has a few spots left in its After School 2025/26 Membership, and they are ready to welcome new Club Members for an exciting year of connection, creativity and confidence-buildin...
We are CLOSED June 30th - July 4th for Independence Day and our summer break. Have a fun and safe holiday
🇺🇸 week. 🇺🇸
06/21/2025
Kids' cough syrup recalled nationwide due to microbial contamination Little Remedies® Honey Cough Syrup was voluntarily recalled due to the presence of Bacillus cereus, which can cause two types of food-borne illnesses, and loss of shelf-stability.
We are CLOSED Thursday June 19th for Juneteenth. We will resume Friday June 20th.
New car seat safety regulations coming the end of June.
05/20/2025
Portland Avenue, Olney Avenue-Wall Street intersection in Bend to reopen Friday Just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the massive influx of holiday travelers coming to Bend, Portland Avenue and the intersection of Wall Street and Olney Avenue are set to reopen Friday.
04/16/2025
Kinders, start your engines! 🚌 🖍️ 📖 🏫 Do you know someone on the road to kindergarten in the 2025-26 school year? Learn more about their new school journey in a park near you!
The big yellow school bus is hitting the road THIS SATURDAY, April 19 and touring neighborhood parks with all the kindergarten details you need to know. Families with new kindergarten students can stop by and learn about registering for the new year, register on the spot, or find out when to visit your child’s school this spring. PLUS all incoming kindergarten students will receive a cool SWAG bag!
Catch up with our kindergarten bus at any of these locations:
9:00-10:00 a.m.
• Hollygrape Park, 19489 Hollygrape Street
• Sun Meadow Park, 61141 Dayspring Drive
• Pilot Butte Neighborhood Park, 1310 Northeast Hwy 20
• Sunriver-Three Rivers: Three Rivers K-8 School, 56900 Enterprise Drive, Sunriver
10:30-11:30 a.m.
• Bend-La Pine School Education Center, 520 NW Wall St.
• Ponderosa Park, 225 Southeast 15th Street
• Canal Row Park, 1630 Northeast Butler Market Road
• Frontier Heritage Park, 16405 First St., La Pine/Rosland area
In order to be eligible for kindergarten, students must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025. Everything you need to know is available at bls.fyi/kindergarten. Let's do this!
| Monday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
| Tuesday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
| Wednesday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
| Thursday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
| Friday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |