We not only have great ratios, but we have small room sizes! Many centers place 10-20 students into one large room with multiple teachers. That does not create individualized and personal care for children. We do things differently! All our rooms are smartly partitioned into smaller classrooms. This allows for the unique personalized attention we provide your children in small groups. In our infant room, each quadrant is separated into 2 teachers with only 6 infants. In our toddler rooms, we have 2 teachers to only 8 mobile infants/toddlers. In our preschool rooms, we have 1 teacher to only 7-8 mixed-age group students.

Our “infant” room is for ages 6 weeks to 12 months. It is separated into 4 quadrants, with 3 play quadrants and a sleeping quadrant. There are 6 teachers for the 3 quadrants, for a total capacity of 18 infants. Each of the 4 quadrants is separated by clear partitions from 4' up, so teachers can monitor and ensure safe sleep for all infants.

Our 3 ABC "toddler" rooms are for ages 12 months to 24/36 months. We move children through our rooms as they are ready. That means your child will only move to the next room when they have demonstrated the ability and desire to safely move to the next age group. There are 6 teachers for the 3 quadrants, for a total capacity of 24 mobile infants/toddlers. Each of the 3 quadrants is separated by clear partitions from 4' up. This allows for a unique setting in which we can ensure safety for all children while allowing each child to follow their own nap routine in a quiet environment.

We define "preschool" as a mixed-age group of children varying from 24 / 36 months to 6 years / PreK. We move a child into a mixed age group only when the child is ready. This means the child has demonstrated a desire and readiness to move to a preschool room, defined by readiness for social interaction with older children, an ability to self-feed solid foods, and a need for only one afternoon nap a day. We realize some children are ready at 24 months and some not until 36 months. That is why we carefully observe and document individual behaviors and needs before recommending the child move to a preschool room and we always work with parents and ask for their input before moving a child to a new room.

We have 6 preschool rooms. Each early childhood educator is assigned to only 8 children. We believe in the benefits of the mixed-age groups, especially coupled with small classroom sizes and a designated teacher. Your preschooler is sure to thrive, learn, grow, and excel in academic and social skills that will ensure your child is ready for kindergarten. We ensure safety, age-appropriate education, and personalized attention for each child in the group. Therefore, the group sizes may vary depending on the ages of the children as well as the educational, emotional, and developmental needs of the children.

Friday is Fun Day where your preschool child will participate in more peer group activities and field trips. While we whole-heartedly believe in the advantages of mixed age groups, we also realize it is important for children to develop social skills with their peers and participate in larger group activities at a peer level. On Fridays, the younger preschool children are grouped together, and the older preschool children are in a different group. Each group will do activities and field trips geared to their specific ages, as well as in a larger group setting. This allows children to learn to participate in large group activities as well as develop relationships and social skills that will prepare them for the kindergarten setting. 

Our preschool teachers design the curriculum to be age-appropriate for each child in the group. The small group sizes provide the opportunity and availability of the teacher to ensure personalized care and individualized curriculum to children, not much different than how God intended children to learn in a family-based environment with a parent. Our goal is to ensure your child is more than "kindergarten ready", and that kindergarten teachers recommend our center as an exceptional place for your child to grow academically in their preschool years.

With our small group sizes and a designated teacher, no child is left out or unsupervised. Younger children are given age-appropriate curriculum as well. For example, in our #1 preschool room, light is the theme. Younger children may learn about lights turning on and off while playing with a light switch, while older children may learn about how a light switch transmits electricity to turn a light on. A younger child may learn that when we go outside in the day, it is light and to find the sun, while an older child may learn that while we are outside, we can take a magnifying glass to move and enhance the light.

Preschool Prep is for children 24mon-36mon. We focus on potty training and getting them ready for the Preschool room. Prep does use the same curriculum as Preschool, just modified to their developmental level. 

Yes, we recently just started our pilot Kindergarten Program. More details coming soon.

With questions please call 605-231-5520

We will email you an application through our BrightWheel program. You can start the short application process by going to our website and clicking on “Apply Online”. The application fee is $100 per family application (not per child).

If you want to reserve your spot ahead of time, such as for an expected pregnancy or adoption, we require the first month’s tuition to be paid up front with the application to reserve and hold your spot. We reserve spots up to 6 months in advance. The 1^st month’s deposit is refundable up to 60 days prior to anticipated start date.

Yes, we offer a 10% discount for a second child and 15% discount for 3 or more children. No, we do not offer Employee Discount.

New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Black Friday
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day

If the holiday falls on a weekend the center will not close any additional days. However, we may ask for parents to "sign up" for the preceding or succeeding day so we can schedule teachers accordingly as times around the holidays tend to have less children in attendance.
We are closed at 4pm once per quarter for staff training. We will close at 4pm on Good Friday. We will close at 4pm twice a year for carpet cleaning. All closing dates will be posted at least 30 days in advance.

We will only close in a major shutdown where most other businesses (such as the mall and other large organizations) are closed. We plan to be open all days except the major holidays listed above.

We invite you to book a tour with our owner! We encourage both parents to visit the facility, and if you’re unable to come together, we’re happy to schedule two separate tours.

To help us manage scheduling, we now require a $50 refundable tour fee, which will be returned when you attend. We look forward to meeting your family and showing you all that our program has to offer!