Green Acres Nature Preschool and Child Care

Green Acres Nature Preschool and Child Care Green Acres Child Care is a daycare for ages birth-7. We provide a play based program that promotes growth and development in all children.

We made some clay flower frogs today! Yay Mother's Day is coming!!! 🤱🥰
05/07/2026

We made some clay flower frogs today! Yay Mother's Day is coming!!! 🤱🥰

All of the "kids" are enjoying this beautiful weather! 🥰 🌞
03/30/2026

All of the "kids" are enjoying this beautiful weather! 🥰 🌞

We've been up to a lot the last few months! -We have eggs in the incubator and prepared the brooder box for when they ha...
03/04/2026

We've been up to a lot the last few months!
-We have eggs in the incubator and prepared the brooder box for when they hatch 🎉
-We've been delivering baby goats (12 baby's so far!) and helping bottle fed them.
-We've been delivering baby cows and helping bottle feed them, 4!
-We've been collecting eggs and discussing egg colors!
-We have a saddle in the house and the kids have been working on mounting themselves, parts of the saddle, seat position, and how to stop a horse (pretend).
-We've been playing in dirt and mud! Inside and outside!
-We started some seeds inside the house and are watching them grow.
-We found a birds nest outside on the ground and discussed how they're made and various sizes.
-We've made snow men!
-We dissected fake frogs and a fish. And learned about their bone structures and organs.
-We dissected a pig heart and learned about the circulatory system.
-We carved pumpkins with spoons into silly faces and then fed them to the pigs and chickens.
And so much more 🥰

We love kiwi boxes!! We typically get/build about 30-35 a year. Recently we built kaleidoscopes and a record racer! The ...
02/02/2026

We love kiwi boxes!! We typically get/build about 30-35 a year.

Recently we built kaleidoscopes and a record racer!

The record racer we had to build, and then once turned on, you steer the car as the record spins, avoiding the road blocks you built onto it 🏎️

Babies are being born and we're all loving their company 🥰
01/26/2026

Babies are being born and we're all loving their company 🥰

Some of the older kiddos learned how to can tomatoes 🥰
10/22/2025

Some of the older kiddos learned how to can tomatoes 🥰

We finally have an opening! 8/20/2025 A few things about my childcare. We live on a farm, and the kids often get to in...
08/20/2025

We finally have an opening!
8/20/2025

A few things about my childcare. We live on a farm, and the kids often get to interact with the animals. (Newborn piglets, ponys, calves, chickens, baby goats etc. Kids definitely get new experiences here, that no other daycares offer.

We serve food to the kids right from our farm! No antibiotics, no hormones, organic and non gmo fed!
Such as: farm fresh eggs, quail eggs, chicken, beef, and pork raised by us and processed at a USDA facility. And we have a garden going again for another year of fresh veggies! Of which the kids help care for and pick.

I believe in letting kids be kids. Which means they're going to fall, get dirty, be outside a LOT, and get bumps and bruises occasionally through living, playing, exploring, and just having fun.

A little about me!
My name is Amanda Coffelt. I went to college and got my bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice with a dual specialization in law enforcement and corrections. I was a corrections officer for a number of years and then moved to working as a Children's protective services worker (CPS), where I worked for roughly 4.5 years. In 2018, I opened my childcare, as I had two children myself, who I wanted to spend more time with, and wanted them outside more. We strive for 1k hours outside every year with the childcare and 2k hours outside yearly for my own children.

I want my own kids to be outside, to explore, experience, adventure, and learn through playing, falling (safely) etc! They need to get dirty, be wild, scream, laugh, run, etc! My children have experienced so much and grown so much from our farm that I wanted to share that with others too.

What could your kid experience?
We safely interact with various animals throughout the year, but no certain interaction is guaranteed.
Some of the animal experiences we've had to date:
-bottle fed baby piglets
-watched a lamb be born
-watched calves be born
-held and learned about chickens, quail, and ducks
-gathered eggs
-bottle fed calves
-fed treats to the cows
-tossed treats to the big pigs
-watched a sheep be sheared, then learned about and played with the wool
-watched maple syrup be made (from tapping trees, dumping the sap, and boiling it down)
-taught how to milk a goat and milked it themselves
-incubated eggs and watched baby chickens and quail hatch
-played with baby goats
-brushing horses/ponies
-riding ponies

We've been blessed with a great summer! And some amazing kiddos 🥰
08/18/2025

We've been blessed with a great summer! And some amazing kiddos 🥰

Some of the shenanigans we've been up to lately!
08/04/2025

Some of the shenanigans we've been up to lately!

Address

Bellevue, MI
49021

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 6pm
Tuesday 6am - 6pm
Wednesday 6am - 6pm
Thursday 6am - 6pm
Friday 6am - 6pm

Telephone

+15178793232

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