The Gathering Place: A Child Learning Center

06/02/2025

Wow! We are so grateful for parent, Hannah Scott. She held a high school girl’s volleyball camp asking for diaper & wipe donations for our center! My car was packed front to back! We are overwhelmed by the success and generosity from the community! This bridges a huge gap for us! Thank you Hannah!

04/09/2025

Easter Egg Hunt Open for ages Infant - 5th Grade on Saturday April 12th at 10am. Bring a brunch item to share at the potluck following the hunt!

Join us for an epic egg hunt and brunch potluck! The Easter Egg Hunt will start on April 12th at 10 AM, followed by the potluck at the Christus Collegium (714 S. 8th Ave) near MSU. Bring your Easter egg basket and a brunch item to share. This event is for children from infants to 5th grade and their families (grandparents too!)

02/21/2025

It is that time again - help us clean out the last of our clearance items, and TAKE WHAT YOU NEED!! This is happening this Friday and Saturday (2/21/25 - 2/22/25).

We love this event because it gives us the opportunity to give back to our customers. 🫶

09/13/2024

This Sunday September 15th we will be downtown at 10:30-12pm with the block party happening in the Dokken-Nelson Parking lot outside of our school.
Come on down and meet our director Misti and ask questions! There will be coffee and pastries, sno-cones from Tropical Sno and a bounce house for the children!

No parking in the parking lot... please park on Olive Street, Babcock or in the annex building parking lot behind XY learning center on the opposite corner. Please do not use parking lots marked for First Baptist/Peace of Christ or Grand Avenue Christian as they have worship services that morning too.

08/18/2024

The Gathering Place located in the Bozeman United Methodist Church is looking for Early Childhood Professionals to join our awesome new team! https://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=7612d8dcb5874bf9

Are you outgoing, active, and fun-loving? Do you enjoy working hard, and being rewarded with silly giggles and lots of hugs? Do you have a big heart, and love messy things? Singing, reading books, sitting on the floor with children, building blocks, or making a train track? YOU might be just the person we are looking for!
Annual training, CPR/First AID, and a background check are required and provided. An Early Childhood background is preferred, but if you are committed to the Early Childhood Field, we are willing to coach you through the process. Must be a strong and transparent communicator with co-teachers, onsite staff, and the families you work with. Applicants must be comfortable being at floor level with children, walking, running, jumping, being silly, talking, reading, and being outdoors with groups of children. Our ideal candidate will be organized, willing to do light cleaning and organizing, and flexible with the everyday schedules of children. We are a learning center, and we actively use a blended and age-appropriate curriculum with the children in our school. If this sounds like a career you would like to know more about, we would love to talk with you. This is a wonderful opportunity to join the Early Childhood profession, with a great team of teachers in the amazing and beautiful downtown Bozeman.
Contact [email protected]

07/16/2024

Bozeman United Methodist Church

07/16/2024

07/16/2024

The Gathering Place located in the Bozeman United Methodist Church is looking for Early Childhood Professionals to join our awesome new team! Are you outgoing, active, and fun-loving? Do you enjoy working hard, and being rewarded with silly giggles and lots of hugs? Do you have a big heart, and love messy things? Singing, reading books, sitting on the floor with children, building blocks, or making a train track? YOU might be just the person we are looking for!
Annual training, CPR/First AID, and a background check are required and provided. An Early Childhood background is preferred, but if you are committed to the Early Childhood Field, we are willing to coach you through the process. Must be a strong and transparent communicator with co-teachers, onsite staff, and the families you work with. Applicants must be comfortable being at floor level with children, walking, running, jumping, being silly, talking, reading, and being outdoors with groups of children. Our ideal candidate will be organized, willing to do light cleaning and organizing, and flexible with the everyday schedules of children. We are a learning center, and we actively use a blended and age-appropriate curriculum with the children in our school. If this sounds like a career you would like to know more about, we would love to talk with you. This is a wonderful opportunity to join the Early Childhood profession, with a great team of teachers in the amazing and beautiful downtown Bozeman.
Contact [email protected]

07/12/2024

Parents! Yellow tag giveaway at Once Upon A Child - Bozeman, MT!

You don't want to miss this one!! Any remaining clearance items (marked with a yellow sticker) are all FREE - take what you can use while supplies last. Tag your friends so they don't miss out on this sale!!

07/08/2024

We are hiring! Email [email protected] for more info! https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?from=app-tracker-saved-appcard&hl=en&jk=7612d8dcb5874bf9&tk=1i29p2gr5kf1l800

06/05/2024

Now Hiring at The Gathering Place: A Children’s Learning Center for All.

While we are owned and operated by Bozeman United Methodist Church, we are a non-religious, non-profit organization that aims to provide a safe and welcoming environment for families and children. We are an early learning center serving children 6 weeks to 6 years (not yet entering Kindergarten). We are a play-based program with elements of Montessori, sprinkled in with some Reggio and Project Approach. While we provide childcare, we also partner with community resources and allies to give our families whatever it is they need to be successful. We firmly believe that families are our children's first teacher and we strive to honor that and support them in that responsibility however and whenever possible. As a center, our teaching philosophy is progressive. We believe that we are constantly learning through our experiences. In our program, children are given the autonomy to choose activities based on their current interests. These interests direct our curriculum and how it is implemented amongst age groups. We believe that children learn best through play in a safe and nurturing environment designed to enrich the whole child, including social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development. We are a STARS and CACFP Provider. We accept Best Beginnings scholarships and work with Thrive & Child Care Connections to ensure that a child is not denied access to care and education.

Permanently Closed September 30, 2025.

05/22/2024

We are hiring! Email resume to [email protected]

A Child Learning Center for all located in Bozeman United Methodist church. Now Enrolling. Accept private pay and Best Beginnings Scholarships.