Year-round, with two-, three-, or five-day weeks. Mix half-day, school-day, and full-day to fit your family.
Play is how young children make sense of the world. Our curriculum follows that lead — supporting the whole child, at the child’s own pace.
In a play-based classroom, learning is active. Building with blocks, making art, digging in the sand, working out a dispute in the dramatic-play corner, experimenting with sensory materials, solving a problem together outside — every one of those is where critical thinking, language, literacy, math, science, and social skills get built.
Teachers set up the room around what the children are working on right now. Materials and layouts invite open-ended exploration without taking over the work.
Play is also how kids learn the social-emotional skills they can only learn from each other: communicating ideas, taking turns, regulating emotions, practicing empathy, navigating friendships, sticking with hard things. Those skills are the foundation everything else gets built on.
Classes run at 2:8 — two teachers for every eight children. That means more lap time, more one-on-one attention, and fewer handoffs when a child needs a grown-up they already know. Toddlers explore through sensory play, music, art, and outdoor discovery.
Classes run at 2:10 — two teachers for every ten children. Fewer transitions, more one-on-one time with teachers who know your child’s name, quirks, and current obsession. Our emergent curriculum follows that knowledge: through projects, art, storytelling, and outdoor exploration, preschoolers build the habits they’ll carry into kindergarten.
| Schedule | Hours |
|---|---|
| Morning | 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Extended | 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM |
| Full Day | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Early drop-off at 7:30 or 7:45 AM is available. Other pickup times (4:00, 4:30) can be arranged.
Every July and August, the whole center shifts outdoors. Water play, theme days, and visits from baby goats, magicians, and the occasional ice cream truck. Open to current LPC families and new applicants.
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Tours run Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings. Walk the classrooms, meet the teachers, see the playground.
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