Creative Child Learning Center

12/03/2025

CCR&R is excited to announce that we are hosting our first annual fairy tale ball!

Join us for the 2026 Fairy Tale Ball: Magical Memories, an enchanted evening filled with fairy tale characters and superhero appearances, music, dancing, and magical surprises.

📅 Date: February 28th, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Neenah

Don’t miss the chance for your family to be part of the magic! Costumes for children are encouraged but not required.

Buy tickets online here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ccrandr-2025-fairy-tale-ball-fundraiser

All proceeds from the Fairy Tale Ball benefit CCR&R’s mission to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood education and care.

💖 Let’s make memories together — we can’t wait to see you there!

05/17/2025

We are pleased to announce the retirements of Mrs. Godin and Mrs. Zimbal at the end of this school year. If you would like to send a note to either one of these wonderful teachers, we will be sure they receive them. We wish them the best of luck and appreciate their many years of dedication and knowledge they shared with us.

02/15/2025

We hope you'll join us in celebrating our grand opening this Saturday! We'll be open for our regular operating hours - 9 am to 5 pm. We have a bunch of fun opening day activities planned including a grand opening ceremony starting at 11 am. Other activities include:

⭐ A Special Concert by Tom Pease at 9 am
⭐ Watch Artist Alexsis Manns Create a Painting from 9-11 am
⭐ Listen to Stories and Music from Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra at 10 am
⭐ Game On! Gaming in the Vira Stoner Flex Box from 11 am - 2 pm
⭐ Enjoy a Live Cello Set from FlipSide Musician Karli Reisdorf from 1-2 pm
⭐ Interactive Art Workshop: Blind Contour Drawing with Ally Wilber from 2-4 pm
⭐ Fox Valley Flute Choir Performance from 2-3 pm
⭐ Instrument "Petting Zoo" with Aurora Institute for the Arts from 3-4 pm
⭐ Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt (All Day)
⭐ Learn About the History of APL in a Display Created by Local History Librarian Katie Stilp (All Day)
⭐ Pop-Up Photo Booth - Share Your Images by Adding (All Day)
⭐ Sign Up for a New Library Card Featuring our Grand Opening Design (All Day)

02/02/2025

We are halfway through our school kindness challenge ❤️ Keep those hearts coming in!

Love these ❤️❤️❤️
Check out these kindness acts for kids: https://www.hellowonderful.co/post/kindness-acts-for-kids/

01/21/2025

We will be closed
January 21
due to weather

01/08/2025

4K tours for the 2025-26 school year will be available the week of January 13! Call today for more details.

12/23/2024

Closed
December 24
December 25
January 1

09/20/2024

Rhythms of the World is back this Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 am - 3 pm in Downtown Appleton! This annual community event brings together children and their families from throughout the Fox Cities, to celebrate music and dance from cultures around the world, in a friendly and festive ambiance. This year's event will feature dances and music from African (sub-Saharan), African American, Caribbean, Chinese, European, Japanese, Indian, Indonesian, Irish, LatinX, Native American, Polynesian, and other cultures. Check out these fun events and more brought to you by other Downtown Appleton organizations here: https://bit.ly/3TsTjrV

09/11/2024

We just got a fun message that we will be having a special guest at the market tonight. Does anyone have an idea who will be visiting us? Let us know below! Can't wait to find out who will be here tonight, see you at 4!

07/25/2024

Happy Thursday!

We have even more family-friendly activities scheduled for today! Check out the first day of Appleton Parks and Recreation's Playground Fair at Pierce Park and enjoy carnival games, giant inflatables, and more.

More information about today's activities can be found at https://appletonchildrensweek.com/events/

04/19/2024

So very proud of our teachers and the work they do each day!

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