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Child Care Hastings, MN | Little Beginnings Learning Center
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with BIG futures!
Picking the right child care and preschool can be a difficult and emotional process. Little Beginnings Learning Center is here to help! Our facility is proud to foster an environment full of love, learning, exploration, and developmentally appropriate experiences for families in Hastings and surrounding areas; including Cottage Grove, Prescott, and Woodbury
With a program based on Christian values and nature-based learning, rooted in respect for all, we hope that Little Beginnings Learning Center is a great choice for your family and child!
For more information, call 651-480-1416
The classrooms at Little Beginnings have been carefully designed to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Each room is set up with age-appropriate books, toys, and learning opportunities. Large windows, comfortable learning spaces, and friendly teachers create space children are excited to attend each day.
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What Our Clients Are Saying!
I believe that the staff goes above and beyond for each child. They offer great programs and I am completely comfortable leaving my son in their care.
My children look forward to attending Little Beginnings Learning Center. It is a safe and fun environment for all. Everyone truly cares about the children involved and make sure they are well cared for.
I have had all three of my children go through Little Beginnings Learning Center so it has been a total of seven years. I personally love how great and attentive the staff is. In addition, I appreciate how they keep me posted on my child’s progress regularly.
My son has been attending Little Beginnings Learning Center for many years now. The facility is very clean, and I feel very safe with the faculty taking care of my kid. The teachers are very caring, and I do not feel like I am dropping off my son to people who are just watching over him. The staff actually cares for my child and knows him very well.
I love how this center aims toward a great education, values, healthy eating habits, and an overall genuine care for my children.
The teachers at the daycare truly cared for and loved my children. They learned so much at the center; I loved the fact that the children followed a curriculum long before they entered preschool. I never worried about my children during the day. This is a great place to bring your kids!
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About Us| Little Beginnings Learning Center
Who we are
Our Mission
and direction
Little Beginnings Learning Center is a Christian center dedicated to developing deep roots in appreciation for the nature around us, family togetherness, individual discoveries, and rich hands-on learning experiences.
BIG futures
Little Beginnings Learning Center is a Christian childcare facility and has provided quality child care in Hastings, MN, since 1999. Our caring staff is certified according to the state of Minnesota and have experience related to child development. Little Beginnings is a licensed facility based out of our facility located three miles north of Hastings and about three miles south of Cottage Grove.
Making a difference
Little Beginnings rests on 2.5 acres nestled into a hill, next to a beautiful wooded space. The current facility was created in 2017 and has a warm and inviting feeling of home.
Our Backyard provides a rich and nurturing experience for children of all ages. Instead of a typical playground, we offer different areas of exploration in our outdoor classroom. Children are encouraged to experience nature and learning with a hands-on approach. They are taught how to experience their world while getting dirty and having fun safely.
Taking Risks
Little Beginnings Learning Center supports children in taking small risks and allowing them to do so in a safe environment with experienced staff. Our center teachers will provide children with the knowledge they need to support them while participating in new activities. Our center is fully insured, and all activities have a full risk assessment in place.
Our aim is to ensure that children are kept safe while creating an exciting and hugely beneficial learning experience. Call to being your child’s journey today!
Our Owners
Little Beginnings family begins with the owners and operators, Jen and Wade Gelhar. They have been working together to create a strong program for children to grow and flourish.
Before opening Little Beginnings in 1999, Jen has worked as a preschool teacher and as a director at other centers, bringing more than thirty years of experience to the program. She is directly involved in running the day to day operations.
She believes in hiring excellent staff, which will foster the natural curiosity and wonderment of the children in our care.
Wade began his work with Little Beginnings helping behind the scenes while continuing his career in management but joined the team as the Director of Operations and resident handyman in 2017. Besides building spreadsheets and many DIY items, his love of photography has brought our marketing and media to another level.
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9000 This program is an intensive intellectual training to prepare preschoolers for school.
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Entertaining Saturdays
An extensive program for the development of your child. Design Studio. The development of speech. Rhythmoplasty.
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Half day without parents
Includes educational activities, free activities for children, games and excursions.
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Unique
In this program, children will develop both cognitive and creative abilities.
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1-2
Umnyashki
In these classes, the kids get to know the world around them
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2-3
I myself
Kids get to know the world around them, go on a journey through fairy tales.
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2-3
Smart baby
Preparing for a stay in a preschool institution.
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Rhythmic gymnastics
Children’s rhythmic gymnastics is a harmonious sport.
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Zumba Kids
Looking for a fun workout for your child? Come to ZoomDens !
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Melodika
Vocal studio for children from three years old!
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Creative Workshop
Classes are aimed at revealing the personality of the child and caring for his emotional well-being
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Robotics
Designing, technical thinking, programming – without a doubt, those skills that will definitely come in handy for children in the future.
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Karate
For children from 4 to 5 years old we offer training in the elements of self-defense and the basics of martial arts
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Choreography
Children learn to move to music, hear to distinguish, rhythmic pattern, master the basics of dance.
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Watercolor
Taking the first steps to explore the basic properties of paints and other materials.
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Speech therapist
Our specialists will help not only to deal with the speech therapy problems of the child, but also to overcome them
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Psychologist
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Reviews
Many thanks to Anzhelika Anatolyevna for teaching dance and for her sympathetic attitude towards all the children!) The result was noticeable in less than a month after the start of classes. The child always goes to all dance lessons with pleasure.
Isadora Novikova
Good afternoon, from the bottom of my heart I want to thank Balabina Anzhelika Anatolyevna, head of the Melodika ensemble.