Kid's Haven Child Care and Preschool
Kid's Haven Child Care and Preschool, 302 12th Avenue South, Buffalo, MN 55313
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Kid's Haven Child Care and Preschool offers daily activities that include fitness, music, computer time, drama classes, fun weekly field trips, and craft classes. The program includes extracurricular activities for all ages and a summer program for ages 5–12 years that features drama classes, weekly field trips, and craft classes. It uses The Creative Curriculum for infants through age 12.
• Ages: 0–12 years old
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 5:30 AM to 6:30 PM
• Price: There is a $75.00 registration fee to secure enrollment, and a $50.00 transfer fee when a family transfers from Buffalo to Waverly and then to Kid’s Haven Buffalo.
Kid's Haven Child Care and Preschool has been serving Buffalo, Minnesota and the surrounding areas since 1991. It offers an infant program for ages 6 weeks to 18 months, a toddler program for ages 16 months to 2 years, a preschool program for ages 2 years through Kindergarten using The Creative Curriculum, and a school-age program for Kindergarten through 12 years. The program uses The Creative Curriculum, a scientifically based, comprehensive child care curriculum for infants to age 12. It serves meals that exceed U.S.D.A. requirements for nutritious meals and snacks that are age appropriate for each child. The facility includes a soothing and quiet area for infants and toddler rooms equipped with age-appropriate toys and activities. The school-age program includes new challenges, close friendships, increasing responsibilities, and plenty of extracurricular activities to keep children active. A professional stylist is available on-site during the day for children's haircuts. The facility has security measures in place, and staff know where children are at all times. Kid's Haven is 4-Star Rated on Parent Aware and is described as Buffalo, Minnesota's best daycare center. An anticipated open date for servicing children at a location is June 2026.
The mission of Kid's Haven states that all children learn through active exploration of their environment and that the environment plays a critical role in learning. The stated goal is for children to become independent, self-confident, inquisitive, and enthusiastic learners by actively exploring their environment. The program describes learning as requiring active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work and to learn firsthand about the world. It creates an environment for children to explore the world around them by using all their senses, including touching, tasting, listening, smelling, and looking. Kid's Haven identifies goals in social/emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development. The planned activities, organization of the environment, selection of toys and materials, planning of the daily schedule, and interactions with children are all described as aligned with the goals and objectives of the curriculum and as giving each child a foundation for education.
Parents describe Kid's Haven teachers and staff as friendly and welcoming and mention that communication from teachers helped them feel comfortable when enrolling an infant at 3 months old. One family reports that after three years, their child talks about how much he likes Kid's Haven and that they pick up a happy child at the end of the day. Another family states that they were looking for a place where their children could play and learn, be excited to attend, and experience values that the family reinforces at home, and they report that they found this at Kid's Haven. A parent who relocated describes the staff as friendly and welcoming during an initial visit and says this made the transition smooth. That parent reports that their child has advanced through six different rooms over more than two years and has had teachers who care about her as a very important person, with staff throughout the building knowing who she is and creating a family feel. Another parent notes that they chose Kid's Haven because of a flexible schedule and recommendations from friends and that they have been impressed by the dedication of staff and teachers. This parent reports that staff know their children personally, help with challenges such as separation anxiety, sharing, and rest time, and that their children continue to gain knowledge through educational activities geared to their age level and a year-round curriculum. Parents also mention enjoying the on-site professional stylist for haircuts, field trips, special days, and the security measures at the facility.
Last updated February 21, 2026.
• Ages: 0–12 years old
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 5:30 AM to 6:30 PM
• Price: There is a $75.00 registration fee to secure enrollment, and a $50.00 transfer fee when a family transfers from Buffalo to Waverly and then to Kid’s Haven Buffalo.
Kid's Haven Child Care and Preschool has been serving Buffalo, Minnesota and the surrounding areas since 1991. It offers an infant program for ages 6 weeks to 18 months, a toddler program for ages 16 months to 2 years, a preschool program for ages 2 years through Kindergarten using The Creative Curriculum, and a school-age program for Kindergarten through 12 years. The program uses The Creative Curriculum, a scientifically based, comprehensive child care curriculum for infants to age 12. It serves meals that exceed U.S.D.A. requirements for nutritious meals and snacks that are age appropriate for each child. The facility includes a soothing and quiet area for infants and toddler rooms equipped with age-appropriate toys and activities. The school-age program includes new challenges, close friendships, increasing responsibilities, and plenty of extracurricular activities to keep children active. A professional stylist is available on-site during the day for children's haircuts. The facility has security measures in place, and staff know where children are at all times. Kid's Haven is 4-Star Rated on Parent Aware and is described as Buffalo, Minnesota's best daycare center. An anticipated open date for servicing children at a location is June 2026.
The mission of Kid's Haven states that all children learn through active exploration of their environment and that the environment plays a critical role in learning. The stated goal is for children to become independent, self-confident, inquisitive, and enthusiastic learners by actively exploring their environment. The program describes learning as requiring active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work and to learn firsthand about the world. It creates an environment for children to explore the world around them by using all their senses, including touching, tasting, listening, smelling, and looking. Kid's Haven identifies goals in social/emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development. The planned activities, organization of the environment, selection of toys and materials, planning of the daily schedule, and interactions with children are all described as aligned with the goals and objectives of the curriculum and as giving each child a foundation for education.
Parents describe Kid's Haven teachers and staff as friendly and welcoming and mention that communication from teachers helped them feel comfortable when enrolling an infant at 3 months old. One family reports that after three years, their child talks about how much he likes Kid's Haven and that they pick up a happy child at the end of the day. Another family states that they were looking for a place where their children could play and learn, be excited to attend, and experience values that the family reinforces at home, and they report that they found this at Kid's Haven. A parent who relocated describes the staff as friendly and welcoming during an initial visit and says this made the transition smooth. That parent reports that their child has advanced through six different rooms over more than two years and has had teachers who care about her as a very important person, with staff throughout the building knowing who she is and creating a family feel. Another parent notes that they chose Kid's Haven because of a flexible schedule and recommendations from friends and that they have been impressed by the dedication of staff and teachers. This parent reports that staff know their children personally, help with challenges such as separation anxiety, sharing, and rest time, and that their children continue to gain knowledge through educational activities geared to their age level and a year-round curriculum. Parents also mention enjoying the on-site professional stylist for haircuts, field trips, special days, and the security measures at the facility.
Last updated February 21, 2026.
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