We are honored to have been awarded Best Childcare, Best Daycare and Best Preschool for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 by our Stillwater community, families and staff! At Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center our mission is to enhance the traditional childcare experience through education, nutrition, exercise, relaxation, illness reduction and prevention and creative projects that promote a healthy, happy and secure learning environment.
Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center is an independent, locally owned and operated childcare center in Stillwater, MN where our focus is on the whole child (mind, body and spirit) and our priority is on the safety, education and health and wellness of the children and families we serve.The owner of Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center, Gina Anderson, is a registered nurse.
Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center is an independent, locally owned and operated childcare center in Stillwater, MN where our focus is on the whole child (mind, body and spirit) and our priority is on the safety, education and health and wellness of the children and families we serve.The owner of Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center, Gina Anderson, is a registered nurse.
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At Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center we strive every day to ensure our program and our facility demonstrates our focus on quality based on best practices surrounding safety, education, health and wellness for the children, families and community we serve. Every day, we go above and beyond state licensing standards to ensure safety.
Our Smart Start teaching staff is passionate about caring for and educating children and have made it their priority to empower the children and families at Smart Start. Although I am a registered nurse and a small business owner, I think it's important to share that my most important role in life is a mother.
Health and wellness is important for growing children and is one important feature of Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center that sets us apart from other programs. This is why we offer healthier foods, such as, fresh fruits, vegetables and organic options whenever possible. A significant amount of time is spent outdoors every day in our outdoor classroom, on our outside large muscle equipment and in our indoor gym.
At Smart Start Childcare and Learning Center, we take pride in our home-like environment and work continuously to keep our center feeling safe, secure, clean, neat, organized, happy and comfortable. We are happy to offer larger classrooms with smaller class sizes and lower child to teacher ratios. Children are under qualified supervision at all times in a safe, secure, healthy and happy learning environment.
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Tyqwanda S.
Feb 18, 2021
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Bridget Birkeland
Jan 17, 2021
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We have sent both of our children to smart start since they were 3 months old. Gina and the entire smart start staff love the children like they were their own. Their facility is very clean and they feed the kids high quality meals. They saved us during the pandemic as our oldest started kindergarten and they were able to accommodate her with the online learning so my husband and I could both work. Our oldest now doesn’t want to go back to regular school because she loves smart start so much. Not only do they care for your children but they prepare them for school and educate. Our kid’s love
Megan P.
Jan 10, 2021
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We have used SmartStart for 3 years, and have loved our experience with Gina and her staff. Our son has been there 9 mos - 3.5 years and has thrived in the social environment. I can credit them with helping potty train as well as learning shapes, colors, numbers, letters, etc. Really enjoying their curriculum and plan to keep him there for pre-K.
Ashley Westberg
Nov 13, 2020
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TheHumanMachine
Sep 23, 2020
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Caitlin Suginaka
Sep 08, 2020
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Smart Start is amazing. Miss Gina and all the staff show our kids and our family an incredible amount of respect and love. Honestly, I'm a little jealous the kids get to go here and I can't! :) Smart Start prioritizes healthy delicious food, they spend lots of time outdoors with the kids, and the enrichment activities are so much fun. I have had so many positive experiences with the high-quality staff I'd bore you to death with them if I listed them all. My kids come home proud to show off their artwork and accomplishments each day. The decision to bring our kids here has been great for our whole
Chelsey Carey
Jun 18, 2020
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Katelyn Burger
Aug 09, 2019
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