Sunshine Learning Center is a family‑owned child care center in Colorado Springs that provides Christian‑based early education and care for children from infancy through school age.
Sunshine Learning Center is a family‑owned early childhood center serving northern Colorado Springs. The center operates in a non‑denominational Christian framework and is licensed by the Colorado Department of Human Services for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.
The program emphasizes hands‑on, theme‑based learning, weekly classroom themes, circle time, and a mix of play and structured activities to support social, cognitive and motor development. The center includes assessments, folders of student work sent home, and daily communication between caregivers and families. Children have a scheduled rest period in the early afternoon and daily outdoor play adjusted for weather.
Staff are described as trained and encouraged to pursue further education; all staff must pass background checks. The building uses a keyless entry system with personalized access codes for authorized persons. Emergency procedures include regular fire and tornado drills, head counts, and incident reporting; certain emergency medications are administered only as prescribed.
The center provides a rotating multi‑week menu of home‑cooked lunches, a morning snack and an afternoon snack, and serves breakfast in the early morning. Parents are required to provide enrollment and immunization paperwork prior to a child’s first day and are asked to follow sign‑in/out, clothing and health policies described in the center's procedures.
A summer day camp that runs extensive off-site field trips and activities; tuition includes daily field trips, arts and crafts, park time and an Explorer’s Club t-shirt. Staff are described as CPR/First Aid certified.
A summer day camp for school‑age children that spends much of the day on field trips and includes tuition‑included activities such as excursions, arts and crafts, park time, and a camp t‑shirt.
Care for infants described as a nurturing nursery for children 6 weeks to 1 year, including personalized schedules, daily activities to encourage cognitive and motor skills, daily communication reports, a crib and individual cubby for each child.
Pre-kindergarten programming focused on kindergarten readiness with assessments, classroom activities that build foundational academic and social skills, and progress tracking toward school readiness.
Preschool curriculum uses hands-on, theme-based learning with circle time, letter/number activities, weekly themes in math, science, music, art and Spanish, spring and fall assessments, and weekly folders sent home with children’s work.
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School-age care offering before- and after-school pickup, homework help, arts and crafts, and care on days when school is not in session; the program lists specific school pick-up locations for the area.
Before‑and‑after school care for elementary‑age children offering school pickup, homework help, arts and crafts, and care on in‑service days and school breaks.
Program for toddlers that emphasizes learning-enriched play, daily communications with parents, developmentally appropriate lessons, outdoor play, and early sign language to support social, cognitive, and physical development.
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