Pacelli Catholic Schools is proud to offer licensed child care to serve those in the Austin, Minnesota and greater Mower County community.  

What Shamrock Zone Offers:

• Licensed childcare with structured curriculum based on guided exploration, discovery, creativity, and play within a Catholic Christian environment.
• Flexible times with affordable contracted rates so you can extend their school day to flex with your work schedule.  
• Open regular hours on snow days, late starts, early releases, and most no-school days.
• Open to those who are enrolled at Pacelli (and to the general public during the summer).
• Community building where children can learn from older student role models.
• Caring, professional, and dedicated staff.
• Breakfast, lunch, and snack offered daily.

• Trips to the Austin Public Pool:
  • School aged children go Monday, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
  • Preschool aged children go Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Must purchase a year pass from the city.  Passes can be purchased here.
  • Students must bring swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, and sandals or shoes with backs on them.
• Special Field Trips
  • Wednesdays are special field trip days where Shamrock Zone will visit a fun, new place in the area. 
  • Please contact earlychildhood@pacellischools.org to sign a permission slip