Choosing a program for Early Education Boulder County is about investing in a child’s future, where the quality of the foundation determines the strength of the later academic journey. Treehouse Learning, a private, locally owned Early Childhood Education program , has been serving families in the Louisville and Lafayette area of East Boulder County since 1997. We offer high-quality early childcare and educational experiences , distinguished by our child-directed, play-based, nature-inspired experiential education.
Our primary mission is to support and enhance early learning opportunities and educational experiences for young children through a safe and stimulating environment. Our approach is holistic and purposeful, encompassing the integrated development of the whole child—mind, body, and spirit—in the context of the world we live in.
A Curriculum Built on Research and Tradition
The curriculum at Treehouse Learning is a thoughtful synthesis of several traditions of educational leadership, ensuring a balanced and comprehensive learning experience. Our curriculum is everything that happens throughout the day: the physical environment, responsive teachers, and planned activities all converge to create worthwhile and enriching learning experiences characterized by joy and wonder.
We draw from key philosophical and educational foundations:
- Vygotsky: Our educators facilitate learning, concept mastery, and developing leadership skills through the social context of the classroom environment. Teachers use “Scaffolding” to help children achieve higher competency, only offering help when asked and at the point of readiness.
- Montessori: We respect each child’s individual learning style and offer opportunities for child-led inquiry and self-directed, purposeful activities. We include daily practice of physical, social, and practical living skills—education as an “aid to life”.
- Reggio Emilia: We are guided by the understanding that children actively construct their own experiential learning process through play, creative expression, and social interactions. The environment is viewed as the child’s “third teacher”.
Comprehensive Programs for Every Stage
We serve a full spectrum of young learners: infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and school-age summer camp children. Our Daycare in Boulder County programs ensure that exposure to early literacy, art, music, nature-based exploration, and environmental literacy begins right in our infant rooms.
For our preschoolers and kindergartners, we offer robust academic preparation. Our literacy development uses the Science of Reading approach, incorporating phonics-based decoding skills as well as the language acquisition necessary to make meaning of written materials. Furthermore, our commitment to the arts is balanced with academics, providing creative self-exploration via visual and fine arts, musical arts, creative movement arts, culinary arts, and environmental arts.
When our children leave for kindergarten or first grade, they are distinguished by strong academic and social skills, love of learning, curiosity, and personal confidence.
An Ideal Learning Environment
Located on $1.25$ acres in the Indian Peaks neighborhood of Lafayette , our facility was designed and built specifically with children and families in mind. The building is distinguished by its unique design, triangular roof line and windows, along with generous large natural grass playgrounds and engaging outdoor spaces. Our prepared environments are rich with high-quality and natural materials, books, and open-ended manipulatives.
We invite families seeking the highest quality Early Education Boulder County has to offer to discover the Treehouse Learning difference.
