Happy Hollow Learning Center

Happy Hollow Learning Center, 1396 Patton Dr, Hartford, WI 53027

mapHappy Hollow Learning Center, 1396 Patton Dr, Hartford, WI 53027

About

Happy Hollow Learning Center offers weekly field trips, playground fun, water days, cooking activities, group games, and “Projects of the day.” The program describes itself as more than just a daycare and offers unique classes for infants through school-age children. The center states that it is a safe place for children to learn and grow.

• Ages: 6 weeks–12 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 5:30am–6:00pm; closed on weekends and holidays

Happy Hollow Learning Center states that childcare is a partnership with families and that it partners with parents to help children learn and grow. The program notes that it uses a variety of methods to communicate with parents daily and provides bi-annual formal parent-teacher conferences. It offers 4- and 5-day rates for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years and describes itself as small enough to care and flexible enough to meet a family’s busy schedule.

The teaching staff at Happy Hollow Learning Center are described as dedicated and highly trained early childhood teachers who complete a minimum of 25 hours of annual continuous training. Staff have emergency response training, First Aid, CPR, and AED training, and the program states that it is serious about safety. The center has emergency plans and practices regularly for fire, tornado, and evacuation, and it also works with local police and fire departments on security and lockdown scenarios. The program reports that it prioritizes smaller class sizes to support individual attention and offers performance feedback.

Happy Hollow Learning Center states that it has a 5-star rating with NAC, which it identifies as YoungStar’s highest quality rating. The program also notes that it is the kind of child care center that is small enough to care and flexible enough to meet a busy schedule, and that it aims to be a place children are excited about and eager to attend. The center emphasizes the importance of individualized choice, daily opportunities to grow, and a balance between group socialization, interaction, and individualized goals.

Parent testimonials describe Happy Hollow Learning Center as accommodating to changing schedules, with several parents stating that the staff are caring and flexible. One parent reports that both of her children have learned a lot there and that the teachers are great. Another parent notes that her children have so much fun and that the whole team seems to really care. A parent who moved to Hartford shares that their 1-year-old receives personal attention in a family-like environment and has made many friends.

Last updated February 27, 2026.

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