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🌞 Sunshine House of Loveland Loveland, CO at Centerra

Top-Rated Daycare & Preschool in Loveland, CO
Across from Loveland Fire Station in Centerra

🌟 Colorado Shines Level 4 School

✨ Limited Openings Now Available

1801 Piney River Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
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6:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Welcome to the Sunshine House of Loveland, located on Piney River Drive in Centerra!

At The Sunshine House of Loveland, we’re more than just childcare! Our award-winning early education programs focus on school readiness, social and emotional growth, self-esteem, problem-solving, and—most importantly—love and care.

From infants to school-age children, we create a safe, nurturing, and fun environment where your child can thrive. For the past 50 years, bright futures have started here. Schedule a tour today! 

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Loveland School Advantages

  • Voted Best in Loveland 5 years in a row!
  • Voted Best of NoCo 2024
  • Colorado Shines Level 4 school
  • Cameras in all classrooms
  • Photo & video app updates 
  • Nationally-recognized curriculum
  • School readiness, Spanish & literacy programs
  • Large playgrounds with water feature & climber
  • Healthy meals and snacks prepared by in-house chef

Enrichment Programs

  • Amazing Athletes
  • Intergenerational learning partnership for Preschool & Pre-K

Our Programs

Infant Childcare (6 Weeks - 1 Year)

In our infant program, we're focused on the individual care needs of your baby. We utilize the primary caregiver system in our nursery. A specific teacher will be your baby’s main caregiver with primary responsibility for building a relationship with your baby, meeting your infant care needs and answering questions related to your baby’s day, progress and development. Your caregiver will also work closely with you to provide consistency with your existing feeding, playing and sleeping schedules.

While your baby is playing, your infant is also learning. Using our individualized Brain Connect Infant Curriculum, each week your caregiver will create a lesson plan for your baby, tailored to your child’s interests and development. We also utilize Creative Curriculum®, a nationally-recognized curriculum that helps support your baby develop critical skills. It is one of the only curriculums approved by every State Board of Education in the country.

Toddler Childcare (1 - 3 Years)

In our toddler care classroom, we respond to your child's newfound energy with fun learning activities and creative playtime that stimulates the mind and encourages exploration, while introducing structure and an established routine.

This is also when many children start the potty-training process. When your toddler is developmentally ready to start potty-training, we’ll partner with you to create consistency from school to home.

Our toddler learning program is built using the nationally-recognized Creative Curriculum® as a foundation to help your child build invaluable skills, such as language development, fine motor skills, analytical skills, positive self-image, creativity, increased attention span, communication and social integration.

Early Preschool (2 - 3 Years)

At this age, your child is discovering something new each day. Our Early Preschool program is uniquely created to respond to your child’s natural curiosity and interest in exploration, while providing the structure and support your child needs during this important transition from toddlerhood to preschool.

Your active, inquisitive child will participate in engaging experiences that support the development of their brain, body and social-emotional skills.

The foundation of our early preschool curriculum is Creative Curriculum®, a nationally-recognized, state-approved program that supports your child in developing critical skills. We enhance this curriculum with the latest research into brain-based development, available only at The Sunshine House.

Preschool (3 - 4 Years)

Building a solid foundation in the academic skills needed for Kindergarten and beyond is important at this age. Our preschool classroom utilizes the nationally-recognized Creative Curriculum®, the leading curriculum to help your child develop the skills needed for school. It is also one of the only curriculums approved by every state in the country.

Our preschool program is focused on school readiness. Our early education specialists make learning science, math, language, social studies, music and art fun for your preschooler with engaging activities and fun experiences.

Our preschool educators also incorporate Seeds of Literacy, our exclusive literacy and character development program, into your child’s day. This program uses high-quality children’s literature to instill literacy concepts and helps build character as children explore character traits such as responsibility, patience, creativity, and respect. 

Pre-K (4 - 5 Years)

Our Pre-K program prepares your child for success in Kindergarten. Using the nationally-recognized, state-approved Creative Curriculum®, our program is intended to challenge your child, but is creative and fun enough that your child will love learning!

Our Pre-K program provides fun experiences in language, math, science, social studies, music and art. We build on your child’s interests to plan lessons that are both relevant and engaging.

Interactive experiences and activities are woven throughout the day to increase your child’s skills in language and literacy, executive function, cognitive development, creative expression, social and emotional development, and physical wellness.

And you’ll know exactly how your child is progressing! Our program includes a comprehensive assessment tool to help you and your child’s teacher measure progress and set goals to ensure a successful transition into Kindergarten.

Before & After School (5 - 12 Years)

Your family needs a safe, supervised, fun environment for your child to start and end the school day. And we’re here to help with your after school childcare needs!

Your student will join in fun, interactive arts, academic, technology, STEAM and fitness experiences with daily homework support. So while you’re at work, you can rest assured your child is safe, productive and having fun in our before & after school program!

In our after school program, your student will participate in a blend of learning and fun in a safe, supervised environment. We’ll transport your student from school to our center, and serve a nutritious afternoon snack. Your child will participate in fun, interactive learning experiences and spend time with friends. Our after school program provides homework support so you can rest assured homework is done each evening and you can enjoy some family time!

Meet Our Director, Deanna Ballesteros

Hi, I'm Deanna Ballesteros. I’ve been with The Sunshine House since October 2002, starting as a Lead Teacher, then Center Mentor. During this time, I was awarded the Outstanding Educator of the Year! In 2017, I became Assistant Director. I hold an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education and Large Center Director qualifications from the State of Colorado.

My husband and I have four wonderful children, with two teenagers still at home. Family time is everything, and we cherish when we can all be together.

I’m passionate about my Sunshine House family. The connections I’ve built with children, families, and staff are priceless, and I’m committed to providing a high-quality early childhood program while fostering lasting relationships in our community.

Meet Our Assistant Director, Lea Sandoval

Hi, I'm Lea Sandoval. I began my time with The Sunshine House as a Toddler Two teacher in 2019, and I have more than 15 years of experience working with children. I have earned a Level 3 in Colorado Shines and I’m finishing my Large Directors Qualification at Front Range.

In 2023, I was promoted to Assistant Director and am excited to learn more about running a center with the goal of becoming a director in the future. I’m passionate about the connections I’ve made with our staff, families, and children.

Outside of work, I love spending time with my husband and two amazing children. We enjoy movies, hiking, and camping in the mountains. I’m so grateful to be part of The Sunshine House family and look forward to continuing to grow with this wonderful community.

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