First Steps Early Learning Center

07/24/2026

Lots of goodies left!! Come see us until 1:00pm!

07/23/2026

🎉 Come see us TOMORROW at the First Steps Free Will Donation Bake Sale! 🍪🧁

We'll be set up right out front in the circle drive from 10:00 AM–1:00 PM (or until sold out!)

We've got an incredible lineup of homemade treats headed your way, including:
🤎 Alecia's famous Buttermilk Brownies
🎃 Joleen's Famous Pumpkin Bars
🥜 Scotcheroos
🍭 Cake Pops
🥨 Homemade Kringla..and so many more delicious goodies!

Every treat is available for a free will donation, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting First Steps Early Learning Center.

Stop by, satisfy your sweet tooth, and help support our amazing kiddos! We can't wait to see you! ❤️

07/17/2026

Join us during Ridiculous Days for our First Steps Bake Sale NEXT Friday, July 24, from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM (or until sold out)! All proceeds will go directly back to First Steps Early Learning Center to support our children and programs.

🎶 At 12:00 PM, children ages 3 and older put on a special performance on the courthouse lawn during First Citizens Bank Customer Appreciation Lunch. We can't wait for them to share their hard work with our community!

Thank you for supporting First Steps! We hope to see you there!

06/30/2026

A huge THANK YOU to MIDAS Bus for safely transporting our First Steps kids to and from the Clarion Pool every summer for the past three years! 🚌☀️💦

Your reliability, kindness, and commitment to safety have helped make our summer adventures possible. Our children have created countless memories splashing, swimming, and building confidence in the water, and none of it would have been possible without your partnership.

We truly appreciate your continued support of our center and our community. Thank you for helping us make summers at First Steps so much fun!

Have you spotted the MIDAS bus in Wright County? Hard for you to drive, don't feel like driving...or too young to drive? MIDAS is your answer. Call 515-573-8145 to reserve your ride.

06/14/2026

2026 First Steps Color Run and Glow Foam Party!

06/14/2026

2026 First Steps Color Run!

06/14/2026

WOW… what an amazing Festival Friday! 🌈✨

Our Color Run & Glow Foam Party was an incredible success, and our hearts are so full. Thank you to everyone who came out to support First Steps Early Learning Center. This event was a perfect reminder that it truly takes a community, and we are so grateful to be surrounded by one that always shows up.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time, donated resources, sponsored the event, participated in the run, bought raffle tickets, danced in the foam, and helped make this fundraiser one to remember. We couldn’t have done it without you!

💙 Special Thanks To:
• First Steps employees & Board of Directors
• Iowa Specialty volunteers
• Bayer volunteers
• Christina Johnson
• Macoy & Nolan Sebert (for saving the day with a last-minute power source!)
• Jen Sheehan & crew
• Emergency Scoop Ice Cream Truck
• Groovy Smoothy Food Truck
• Taqueria Cheli Taco Truck
• Hennigar Construction (road cones)
• Leah Jean Boutique (Glow Foam Party)
• MD Entertainment (DJ)

⭐ Thank You to Our Sponsors:
• Bradford Financial Services
• Iowa Specialty
• Thrifty White Pharmacy
• First State Bank
• Town & Country Insurance
• KF Cattle
• Hennigar Construction (for donating the Power Wheels!)

🏃 Congratulations to our Color Run Champion: Kendrick Phetxoumphone!

🎉 Congratulations to our raffle winners:
💙 Blue Power Wheels: Paeten McCombs
🩷 Pink Power Wheels: Delainey Fedkenheuer-Kockorsky

Finally, thank you to every single person who registered, attended, donated, cheered, volunteered, and supported this event.

From all of us at First Steps… thank you for making this a weekend we’ll never forget! ❤️

06/12/2026

🚨 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! 🎉

Join us for an evening of color, foam, music, and fun - all while supporting First Steps Early Learning Center! 💙 Signs up are open until the race begins!

📍 Registration & Shirt Pick-Up: Begins at 5:30 PM
🏃 Color Run Starts: 6:30 PM SHARP!

✨ Stick around after the run for our Glow Foam Party at 7pm featuring:
🎤 DJ Karaoke
🫧 Tons of glowing foam and glow supplies for sale!!
🥤 The Groovy Smoothie
🍦 Emergency Scoop Ice Cream Truck

Bring your family, bring your friends, and come ready for an unforgettable night! We can't wait to see our community come together for a great cause.

🌟 See you tonight! 🌟

06/08/2026

Last day to sign up to be guaranteed a T-shirt!!

Limited quantities will be ordered and will be first come first serve!

Sign up by Monday, June 8th to guarantee yourself a T-shirt!

Join us on June 12th at Gazebo Park for an evening full of color, fun, and family memories at our Color Run Fundraiser!

Click the link below to sign up today! ⬇️
https://form.jotform.com/261234788860163

06/02/2026

Sign up by Monday, June 8th to guarantee a t-shirt!

Sign up by Monday, June 8th to guarantee yourself a T-shirt!

Join us on June 12th at Gazebo Park for an evening full of color, fun, and family memories at our Color Run Fundraiser!

Click the link below to sign up today! ⬇️
https://form.jotform.com/261234788860163