Lake Point Kiddie Cottage

Lake Point Kiddie Cottage Better Beginnings Level 3 PreSchool and after school program. Enrolling 18 months to 12 years of age.

01/27/2026

LPKC will be closed again tomorrow Wednesday January 28th. Stay safe out there everyone

01/26/2026

Due to inclement weather and unsafe road conditions, LPKC has decided to follow suit with MCES and PCSSD and be Closed on Tuesday January 27th. Stay safe and warm out there everyone.

01/25/2026

Due to inclement weather and unsafe road conditions, LPKC has decided to follow suit with MCES and PCSSD and be Closed on Monday January 26th. Stay safe and warm out there everyone.

11/18/2025

🚨 CHILDCARE JOB ALERT! 🚨

We're hiring and looking for awesome people who love working with children! If you're reliable, patient, and ready to make a difference in a child's life, then we want you on our team...

Apply in person at 1 Lake Pointe Dr, Maumelle, AR 72113.

11/07/2025

When Mrs Trisha has the best childcare teachers and it’s Friday. WOO! HOO! We made it through the post holiday, post time change, and full moon week!

11/03/2025

⏰ Still No Answers - Families Deserve Better

It’s Monday morning, and providers across Arkansas are doing what they always do…showing up.
Doors are open, children are being welcomed, and classrooms are filled with laughter and learning.

But beneath the surface, anxiety is building.

Providers are doing their best to reassure families, but without answers, there are no promises left to give.
Parents can’t wait until the last minute to figure out their childcare situation. Many have already had to make heartbreaking decisions; pulling their children from programs they love, searching for other options, or preparing to leave the workforce altogether.

This didn’t have to happen.

The lack of planning, transparency, and communication from the Arkansas Department of Education has left both families and providers stranded, again.

We’ve had meeting after meeting. Providers have spent countless nights and weekends developing solutions, running numbers, and doing the job the state should have done weeks ago.

Meanwhile, ADE has allowed the clock to run out.
And now, families are paying the price for their inaction.

This isn’t leadership.
It’s irresponsibility and it’s putting real people in impossible situations.

Arkansas families deserve better than this.



Sarah Huckabee Sanders

11/02/2025

đź“Ł CALL TO ACTION: SEND AN EMAIL TODAY!

https://act.communitychangeaction.org/a/release-child-care-rates?fbclid=IwZnRzaANy6cxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkML8DbTrz6gy-7Xo7Tg9MkbhXzwTwaihqQzFPeOqzQzNj1g08P4n5nn7D0t_aem_3ZyrT9dm_mVrXGQPsRLudA

We have worked tirelessly, late nights, early mornings, countless meetings, believing that transparency and collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Education would lead to real solutions.

Yet here we are, once again, left waiting.
The information that was promised to us by ADE has not been provided, and the task force, the Commission, providers, and families across the state are now left in limbo because of it.

We are disappointed.
We are frustrated.
And we are asking for accountability.

This delay impacts real families, real children, and real programs who cannot afford another day of uncertainty.

đź’Ą Take two minutes to make your voice heard.
Click below to send an email to ADE leadership and Governor Sanders to let them know how this lack of follow-through affects you, your staff, your families, and your community.

We deserve better communication. We deserve transparency. We deserve action.

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🚗 1 DAY LEFT – The Check Engine Light Has Been OnIf today yields no real results, we’re left with only one day to save A...
10/30/2025

🚗 1 DAY LEFT – The Check Engine Light Has Been On

If today yields no real results, we’re left with only one day to save Arkansas’s early childhood system.

Over the last 30 years, Arkansas built a well-oiled machine in early childhood education, one that families could depend on. It supported working parents, fueled the economy, and gave children the foundation they deserve. But somewhere along the way, the check-engine light came on, and instead of repairing the issue, the initial reaction was to take the entire car apart.

For weeks, providers and families have been doing everything possible to hold this system together…offering solutions, sharing data, and showing up to every discussion with determination and hope. We’ve rolled up our sleeves and handed the state the tools it needs to fix this. Now, it’s up to ADE to decide whether to use those tools and keep this machine running or to stand by as it stalls out.

This morning at 9 a.m., the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission will meet, and the Department of Education is expected to present the recommendations developed by the Emergency Task Force.

Let’s be clear…providers and families aren’t asking to keep every luxury feature. We can live without the bumper, the doors, or even the trunk for a while if we have to. But we cannot move forward when the engine has been dismantled and the wheels have been taken off.

There are fundamental components that have to remain intact for this system to work, for families to stay employed, for businesses to stay open, and for children to have the consistent care they need.

The choices that were announced on Septwmber 19 would leave families, providers, and communities stranded without any regard for how they’d get to where they need to go.

Thankfully, ADE has now shown signs of listening. There’s a glimmer of hope that they will present the task force’s recommendations as they were written by the people closest to the problem and most committed to the solution.

It’s taken incredible effort from parents and providers to keep this thing together, but today could be the day we finally find out whether all of that work pays off or whether Arkansas decides to leave its most essential system on the side of the road.

Let’s hope they choose to fix it, not scrap it.


10/30/2025

Reasons Why Kids Get Grumpy After Eating Too Much Halloween Candy

🍭 Sugar Crash:
After eating too much candy, their energy drops fast, leaving them tired and cranky.

🍫Stomach Ache:
Eating too much candy can upset their stomach and make them feel miserable.

🍬 Poor Sleep:
All that sugar can mess with their sleep, so they wake up tired and grouchy.

🍯Dehydration:
Candy doesn’t replace water, and kids often forget to drink, leaving them dried out and irritable.

🍩Mood Swings:
Too much sugar can throw their emotions out of whack, making them moody.

🍬Lack of Nutrients:
Candy fills them up, so they skip real food, which leaves them low on energy.

🍪Overstimulation:
The excitement of Halloween and all that sugar can be too much for them to handle.

🍡Guilt or Regret:
Older kids might feel bad for eating too much candy, which can make them grumpy.

🚨 URGENT ACTION NEEDED 🚨Below are two simple, click-to-send email links to help make your voices heard before November 1...
10/30/2025

🚨 URGENT ACTION NEEDED 🚨

Below are two simple, click-to-send email links to help make your voices heard before November 1st.

📩 Email #1 - Sends directly to Stacy Smith at the Arkansas Department of Education. It urges ADE to stop the childcare cuts and to approve the Task Force’s proposed changes immediately.

https://act.communitychangeaction.org/a/arkansas-fund-care-not-cuts

🏛️ Email #2 - Sends to state legislators, asking them to pressure ADE to do the same and protect our programs and families.

https://act.communitychangeaction.org/a/protect-child-care-arkansas

Each link opens a pre-written email you can customize with your own words and experiences. Just fill in your name, make any edits you’d like, and hit SEND. It automatically goes to the right recipients.

Please don’t stop there. Share these links with:
âś… Your families enrolled in your program
âś… Your own family and friends
âś… Anyone who believes childcare matters

Timing is critical! Please take a few minutes to send and share tonight or first thing in the morning. Every message counts.

Thank you all for standing together and refusing to give up on Arkansas families and the providers who serve them. đź’ś

🌊 2 DAYS LEFT - Holding Our BreathAfter today, there are only two days left to implement the recommendations proposed by...
10/29/2025

🌊 2 DAYS LEFT - Holding Our Breath

After today, there are only two days left to implement the recommendations proposed by the Emergency Task Force, formed by the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.

Families and providers are hopeful following Tuesday’s Task Force session. The unity, determination, and shared purpose in that room left everyone feeling encouraged; a reminder that when we work together, real solutions are possible.

For weeks now, providers have rolled up their sleeves and kept bailing water…holding their programs together, supporting families, and keeping faith that help was coming.

Now, as those ideas rest in ADE’s hands and await the Commission’s review, providers are holding their breath, waiting for the moment they can finally exhale; the moment we all know that Arkansas’s families, children, and childcare programs will be able to salvage the pieces and move forward.

We’ve come too far, worked too hard, and held too much together to sink now. Let’s finish strong together!

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1 Lake Pointe Drive
Maumelle, AR
72113

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

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