Active Learning Centers

Active Learning Centers Emmaus, 544 Jubilee St, Emmaus, PA 18049

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About

Active Learning Centers offers teacher-led activities and instruction that keep children active and engaged through physical play both indoors and outdoors. Children take part in outside playing, swimming, field trips, Martial Arts classes, art projects, and other physical activities. Daily experiences can include fine motor skill building, interaction, and specific learning points that cover letters, numbers, colors, and reading, along with time for help with homework, healthy snacks, and transportation to and from school.

• Ages: 0–12 years old

Active Learning Centers offers programs for infants through school age, including Infant and toddler days with fine motor skill building, interaction, and art projects, and Preschool and Pre-K with both directed and independent learning. Before and After School Care includes transportation, healthy snacks, and help with homework, and Summer Camp includes outside playing, swimming, field trips, and Martial Arts classes. Martial Arts at Active Learning Centers focuses on instilling self-confidence, respect for self and others, and self-discipline, and activities are structured so that children are in age-appropriate groups and younger children are not folded into groups with much older children.

The staff at Active Learning Centers includes licensed teachers and professionals with degrees in fields such as Health and Human Services, Psychology, and Early Childhood Education, and the staff works to bring a balanced team of caretakers with a high ratio of male teachers. The organization states that teachers nurture children’s development in ways that promote creativity, stimulate imagination, and encourage independence in a safe and caring atmosphere, and that activities are designed to engage children’s minds and bodies and teach them the value of teamwork. The program states that it respects children’s need for space and independence and helps them appreciate differences in all people.

Active Learning Centers reports that there are no televisions, video games, or screens in the classrooms, and that teachers are trained to engage children and provide education and development through play and exploration. The program states that it keeps children’s imaginations active through physical play both indoors and outdoors and that there are no TVs or video games in the classrooms. The organization describes its approach as “Childcare with a purpose,” with the phrase “From Infant to After School care” and the statement “We run, play, explore, and discover.”

The mission of Active Learning Centers is to provide a family environment dedicated to fun, learning, and leadership, and its vision is to transform every student into confident, character-based leaders who are successful and will inspire others to greatness. The organization states that its principles and values come from the Martial Arts culture at the root of its history and that it focuses on traits like courage, honesty, focus, and respect, taught in the classroom and on the training mat and reinforced by teachers. Martial Arts is described as focusing on instilling self-confidence, respect for self and others, and self-discipline.

Active Learning Centers has been providing care to families in the Lehigh Valley for over 12 years, and its philosophy has been honed over nearly two decades in business. It is Keystone Certified for quality and safety. The company is described as a family business with owners involved in the day-to-day operations and their children as leaders in the company.

Active Learning Centers states that it is the Lehigh Valley’s premier childcare destination and that it covers over a 70-mile radius with five locations around the Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, Emmaus, Fogelsville, Palmer, and Trexlertown, with Bethlehem Township described as the newest site at 2910 Easton Avenue. The Emmaus facility is described as the flagship facility offering programs for infants through school age, Fogelsville is described as the largest site offering care from infants through school age and as more than just a day care where children learn discipline, self-confidence, and the importance of a sound mind and body, and the Trexlertown location has brand new classrooms built in 2019. The organization states that it is committed to helping parents and children through the childhood journey and that it partners with parents to develop a safe place for healthy growth and development.

Last updated July 12, 2026.

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