Little Explorers Learning Academy

Little Explorers Learning Academy Little Explorers Learning Academy was formed by early-childhood educators who saw a need for a hands-on, discovery-based early childhood center.

A year-round, hands-on, discovery-based early childhood center for potty trained children ages 3 to 5 helping children develop crucial preschool skills that ensure a successful future. Little Explorers Learning Academy was created to offer families a play-based school readiness program to help their children develop crucial preschool skills that ensure their success for years to come. Our goal is

to create a positive nurturing environment to prepare our students with self-awareness, self-confidence, critical thinking, and the ability to thrive in a classroom setting. Little Explorers is licensed for children 3 to 5 who are fully potty trained. This means they are able to self regulate when they need to go to restroom and are able to let a teacher know when they need to go potty without reminders. While we understand accidents happen and will always help our little one get cleaned up, having daily accidents means we are not yet fully potty trained and our center might not be a good fit! Our enrollment options:

Full Time is five days a week, Monday-Friday. We are open 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, and you are welcome to drop off and pick up anytime between those hours. We reccomend kiddos be at school by 8:45 so they are able to enjoy our morning academic groups and our midday art/science rotations. Full time enrollment is $695 a month.

2 full days a week: $315 a month
3 full days a week: $435 a month
4 full days a week: $575 a month

Our Part Time program is Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. This is a great option for families who are introducing their little one to a school setting and don't require full day childcare. Our part-time program includes our morning academic groups, our art and science rotations, music and movement and a snack before going home. This program is $225 a month.

👩‍🚀 This week our Pilots (our kiddos who start at the age of 3) officially became Astronauts! (Our Astronauts are the Li...
08/17/2026

👩‍🚀 This week our Pilots (our kiddos who start at the age of 3) officially became Astronauts! (Our Astronauts are the Little Explorers who will head off to kindergarten next year.) It is VERY special to be an Astronaut at Lela so of course we had to celebrate. They each received their official astronaut necklace, a special drawing from last years Astronauts, and a lollipop while we did our first activity. We will spend the year getting them ready for kindergarten by playing lots of games and doing hands on activities to keep them engaged and having fun while learning! 🚀

08/13/2026
We are thinking about ALL of our Little Explorers tonight and hoping they are excited for school tomorrow. Please give t...
08/06/2026

We are thinking about ALL of our Little Explorers tonight and hoping they are excited for school tomorrow. Please give them hugs from us and share all of those adorable first day of school photos! 💕

We feel so blessed to be recognized 9 years in a row. Thanks again Lela Community! 💕
08/05/2026

We feel so blessed to be recognized 9 years in a row. Thanks again Lela Community! 💕

Last night we attended the ceremony for the Daily Courier Readers Choice Awards. We are so excited to announce that we w...
07/22/2026

Last night we attended the ceremony for the Daily Courier Readers Choice Awards. We are so excited to announce that we won Best Child Care Center for the NINTH year in a row!

This is an incredible honor, but what means even more to us is knowing that it came from the families and community we love so much. Thank you for supporting us, encouraging us and taking the time to vote. We are so grateful 💕

Summer fun has started at Lela! We had a messy week of process art, and we even squeezed in our first water day! 💦Unlike...
06/16/2026

Summer fun has started at Lela! We had a messy week of process art, and we even squeezed in our first water day! 💦

Unlike traditional "crafts" which require following a teacher's step-by-step instructions, process art in the classroom is child-led and open-ended. Unconventional items are used to make activities extra fun! (String, marbles, shaving cream, rubber bands etc.) It is always a favorite unit and the kiddos loved it! 🎨

We are so honored to share that our school has been voted Best Preschool in the “Best of Yavapai” Readers Choice contest...
06/12/2026

We are so honored to share that our school has been voted Best Preschool in the “Best of Yavapai” Readers Choice contest!

This recognition means the world to us and makes all the hard work so worth it! We want to express our deepest gratitude to our amazing families…thank you for trusting us with your precious children and for being our partners in their early education.

We are incredibly proud of the community we have created and we look forward to many more years of helping our little learners grow. 💕

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12150 E Turquoise Circle
Dewey, AZ
86327

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm

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