Little Ones Children’s Center

Little Ones Children’s Center uses the Learning Without Tears curriculum, which focuses on pre-writing skills, early maths, and literacy. The program takes place in classroom and playground settings within a private Christian child care center and preschool that is described as loving, safe, clean, nurturing, and welcoming.

• Ages: 1–5 years old
• Price: Plans starting at $290/mo

Little Ones Children’s Center is a family-owned, private Christian child care center and preschool that describes itself as curriculum-based and focused on developing and supporting the total child. The center is introducing a new toddler program for children ages 18 months to 36 months. It is described as a daycare in Sebastopol serving families in Sebastopol and Santa Rosa.

Each teacher at Little Ones Children’s Center meets state requirements for instruction in early childhood development, and the staff are described as qualified and loving, with many having been at the center for many years. The leadership team includes Administrator Mr. Bob Brady, Administrator Miss Laurie, and Founder Barbara Lunceford. The center opened in 1982 after Barbara Lunceford decided to start her own preschool in 1981.

The stated mission of Little Ones Children’s Center is to provide a safe, nurturing, and welcoming environment, treat each child as an individual, and regard cultural diversity as a source of personal strength and opportunity for growth. The program states that it is a family-owned and Christian-based school that aims for children to develop academically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually under the supervision and guidance of qualified staff. The center emphasizes balance and structure while also emphasizing free choice and independence, encourages children to do things for themselves through cooperation and problem-solving, and states that students learn to love and appreciate others and themselves. The program states that it encourages children to do for themselves, encourages problem solving and cooperation, regards cultural diversity as a source of personal and community strength, and regards each child as an individual while striving to meet each child’s individual needs. The center also states that teachers and staff are more than just educators and are described as mentors and friends. The program states that it is committed to keeping costs reasonable and provides several financing options.

Founder Barbara Lunceford is involved in her local church and is described as passionate about counseling and empowering women. A parent testimonial from Jillian L. states that her children love school because of Little Ones, enjoy having books read to them, making up stories, playing with other kids, coloring and creating art, and that they learned to behave appropriately in a classroom setting and went to kindergarten knowing their alphabet, numbers, and how to read and write some words.

Last updated March 28, 2026.