ABOUT US

The Sandpoint Play & Learn Center is a High Quality, Early Childhood Education Center and Daycare in the heart of Sandpoint (102 S. Division Avenue, next to the Bowling Alley, on the corner of Division and Pine), which opened in November 2018.  Our senior staff have Degrees in Child Development, Psychology and our Education Director holds a Masters Degree in Education.  All of our Lead Teachers have lots of experience in early childhood education and are supported by our senior staff members.

Sandpoint Play & Learn Vision Statement

Why we do what we do: –

We believe that every parent should have a place for their child to go while they go to work or college, where the child is loved, cared for, educated and thriving.

Children start to learn the moment they are born; They learn to open their eyes, drink and eat, smile, lift their heads up, turn their heads to see things. They learn to reach for things, then to grasp things. They learn to laugh. They learn to sit up and balance. They learn to crawl, they learn to walk, they learn to talk – and then the learning really accelerates…

We want to provide the very best possible early childhood education to give every child an enjoyable learning experience.  To teach them the skills required to prepare them for their future learning tasks.

A child who is happy and enjoys learning, has an ‘I want to learn attitude’, which is so important and will serve them well for their future education.

To do this: –

We work together as a family to provide the best for each individual child.

We not only have the children’s best interests at heart, but each other’s as well.

We are a place which serves our community of parents and children with heart and passion, creating and promoting a safe learning environment for the whole child.

We strive to develop and promote a safe, fun and a hands-on approach to a child’s educational journey.

We feel that meeting each individual child’s needs through their developmental milestones is a priority.

Happy and healthy staff = happy and healthy kids.

Our teachers give children the room to grow and the wings to fly!

MISSION: To have happy and healthy children and staff, who are life lifelong learners.

Sandpoint Play & Learn is run by a team of very professional, highly qualified, experienced and caring staff, to cater for the needs of parents and their children in the Sandpoint area.

Our Center is a bit like Doctor Who’s Tardis – Small on the outside – but very big on the inside, we also have two separate ‘totally fenced off’, private, safe and secure playgrounds – one for infants and one for older kids.  CCTV is in operation 24/7 in both inside and outside areas.

Our Center is a bit like Doctor Who’s Tardis – It looks small on the outside – but very BIG on the inside.  We have a dedicated Infant room, two dedicated Toddler room’s and a truly massive room (split into three separate area’s), for our Preschool and after School programs as well as our Summer Fun program during the School Holidays.

We take the older children on escorted bike rides, and go on field trips to places for Picnic lunches etc. in our air conditioned Sprinter Passenger Van. We go Bowling, Paddling, and on many other educational and fun outings.  On one such outing – a Picnic Lunch – several of our elder children had the chance to ride on a real, live, Camel ! (see our Facebook page for Pictures etc sandpoint playandlearn.)

We have an excellent Preschool program for our children 3-5 years.  You can watch our Preschool graduation video’s on our Facebook page. sandpoint playandlearn.

We have a nice secure outside playground for our younger children and a much larger secure outside playground for our older children, both are very private and securely fenced with CCTV (fully recording) covering both areas.

You are welcome to book a place for your child, we have places for Children aged 3 month’s to 5 years, plus after-school children upto 12 years.  Call Kelley on 208-597-4889 or email:  [email protected]

You are welcome to book a ‘no obligation’ tour of our Center to see what you think!  

We are also happy for you to try us for a few hours to see if you like what we do!  Give us a call: 208-597-4889

Our ‘After-School’ program operates at our main Center in Sandpoint.  We also collect children from Sagle Elementary School when they finish School, and transport them to our Center in Sandpoint.

We also operate a full daycare service at our Sandpoint Center on days when the Schools are closed (snow days etc!)  Please call Kelley on 208-597-4889 for more details about pre-registration.

Our Infant’s Room

Visit our Facebook Page to see the Videoblog (by one of our Director’s – Andrew Sampson) of the remodeling of our building and to see the latest news and updates:  sandpoint playandlearn

The Toddler’s Room

The Toddler’s Room

The Pre-School Room

The Pre-School Art and Crafts Room

Pre-School Room

Pre-School Classroom

Pre-School

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For more information contact Kelley Wendle on 208-597-4889

or email: [email protected]

Senior Staff
Our Managing Director – Kelley Wendle BA. has a Degree in Child Development and many years of experience in childcare. Kelley ran the ‘Latchkey Kids’ after-School childcare business for over 10 years at several Schools in the area.  Early in 2017 Kelley decided to open a ‘Children’s Learning Center’ (not just childcare) in the heart of Sandpoint.

It took almost two years of hard work, design and planning to finally reach the point where the Sandpoint Play & Learn Center opened on November 12th, 2018.

Our Education Director – Patty Murphy MEd. is responsible for all Pre-School and Kindergarten lesson planning.

Patty has a Masters Degree in Education and many years of experience teaching children of all ages as a Head Teacher.

One of our Lead Teachers – Tyler Aronson BA. has a degree in Psychology with a Minor in Art.

All other senior staff have similar qualifications and/or many years of experience in child care, education and early childhood development.

As required by law, all of our staff have passed enhanced Criminal History checks and are all Pediatric First Aid & CPR qualified

All of our staff are members of the Idaho Stars program and conduct frequent and on going education and personal development training as part of this excellent program in childcare, child welfare and child development and learning.

The Sandpoint Play & Learn Center is a Secure, Safe and Friendly space for children aged 3 months to 12 years to grow, have fun, learn and thrive.

If you would like to visit the Center for a tour or you require any further information please feel free to call/text:  208-597-4889 or email us at:   [email protected]

Facebook Page:  Sandpoint PlayandLearn