Mrs. Kaitie's Laugh & Learn Academy, Houlton

Laugh & Learn Academy is a Maine state licensed child care. We have two locations here in Houlton. While Laugh & Learn runs on structure and education we also realize the importance of fun, play and laughter in growth and development. We work to develop caring and responsive relationships with children from infancy through school age. Our days revolve around a schedule that’s designed for both structured and unstructured activities. Our goal is for your child to feel like a part of the family and leave our childcare with a foundation for future learning. Full day daycare is offered at our center location for children 6 weeks old to 8 years old. School aged care (Kindergarten and up) is provided in our in home childcare location and includes after school care and full time care during school vacations including summer vacation. We are open 6:00 to 5:15. However, we utilize contracted drop off and pick up times, your contract will state your drop off and pick up times based on your needs and staff availability. We utilize a Play-based Thematic Reggio Emilia curriculum approach using the MELDS and IT MELDS as guidance Education is a big part of our program. Each week we will have a new topic (i.e. the five senses, gardening, Dr. Suess etc.). We also read several times a day. While we pick the topics, we like child lead learning and focusing on subjects that kids have shown interest in. If you ever see that your child is particularly interested in something feel free to suggest it! Our goal is to set your child up for educational success!