Lakewood Learning Center

This is a very community-oriented Center. The staff knows most of the neighbors and a large number of neighborhood children come to the Center. The Lakewood Learning Center is situated on a residential street and is comprised of two houses that have been adapted for childcare. Around back, there is a large playground with areas for each age group full of swings, climbing equipment, balls, and slides. The Center is built for kids!

The Center serves children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. We offer infant care and we will co-potty train children in cooperation with parents. Children don't have to be walking in order to enroll as a Toddler as long as we have a note from your family physician stating that your child is developmentally ready to attend a childcare Center.

All play areas are fenced and all tables and chairs are child-sized. With staff members who speak English and Spanish, all rooms have the ability to be bilingual. Being exposed to a new language benefits all children at the Center.

The staff at our Lakewood Learning Center is very knowledgeable and well trained. All group leaders at the school must have at least three year's experience in childcare. All Group Leaders have, at minimum, completed college level courses Early Childhood 101 and 102. The staff has very low turnover which gives your child a sense of stability and security. Our teachers will tell you that this is the best place for youngsters with its caring, gently, kind and loving staff! You may even get a hug when you visit.

This Center offers some unique learning experiences for children. The older children work on their reading skills by reading to the younger ones. Because meals are served "family-style", the children spend more time eating and have gained manners and social graces!

When the children decided they want to learn about camping, the staff sprang into action to come up with fun camping activities, like singing camp songs, that they could enjoy right at the Center. The kids have learned how to make s'mores, pitch tents and teepees, and have imagined wading pools as rivers in the wilderness. Every year, the kids join our Green Mountain Center for a barbeque and softball tournament.

This Center has been a pilot site in the Colorado-state sponsored CDE pilot program with Educare Colorado and the Triad Country Program, working to advance childhood learning programs, bring in grant funding, provide services for children with special needs, offer family support services and mentor teachers.