Little Woodland Preschool
Little Woodland Preschool and Child Care Center, 807 N Main St, Lake Mills, WI 53551
About
Little Woodland Preschool offers a program that includes Montessori-based learning, Reggio Emilia-inspired open-ended art experiences, and daily outdoor adventures. The program includes child-led exploration and daily outdoor experiences that focus on time spent in nature. Camp Woodland is a related summer program with limited space available.
• Ages: 6 weeks–6 years old
• Schedule: Staff offices are open Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm while school is in session
Little Woodland Preschool describes its approach as innovative education for the whole child, with a program rooted in Montessori principles, Reggio Emilia-inspired open-ended art, and meaningful time spent in nature. The program is described as child-centered, with a belief that play is the foundation of learning and that learning unfolds naturally through child-led exploration. The school states that students learn in an immersive environment and leave with lasting knowledge and self understanding. The mission of Little Woodland Preschool includes nurturing the natural curiosity of children, emphasizing creativity and expression through open-ended artwork, and including daily outdoor experiences that promote physical development, environmental awareness, and a connection to the world. The program states a goal of empowering children to grow into independent, confident, compassionate, and actively engaged global citizens, and emphasizes a connection between children, families, the school community, and the natural world.
Little Woodland Preschool reports that its original location opened in 2013, its Belleville campus opened in 2021, and its state-of-the-art Mount Horeb location opened in April 2025. In 2020, the program purchased an already-operating early childhood center, and by 2021 it expanded by opening the second school in Belleville, Wisconsin. The program describes its Mount Horeb site as a state-of-the-art location and notes that it now has three campuses along the I-94 corridor. The school describes itself as one of the best preschools in its area, a top rated preschool in Dane and Jefferson County, Wisconsin, and part of a growing family of educators, children, and families.
The program states that its trained educators are dedicated to inspiring, guiding, and supporting each child based on where they are and where they want and need to be.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
• Ages: 6 weeks–6 years old
• Schedule: Staff offices are open Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm while school is in session
Little Woodland Preschool describes its approach as innovative education for the whole child, with a program rooted in Montessori principles, Reggio Emilia-inspired open-ended art, and meaningful time spent in nature. The program is described as child-centered, with a belief that play is the foundation of learning and that learning unfolds naturally through child-led exploration. The school states that students learn in an immersive environment and leave with lasting knowledge and self understanding. The mission of Little Woodland Preschool includes nurturing the natural curiosity of children, emphasizing creativity and expression through open-ended artwork, and including daily outdoor experiences that promote physical development, environmental awareness, and a connection to the world. The program states a goal of empowering children to grow into independent, confident, compassionate, and actively engaged global citizens, and emphasizes a connection between children, families, the school community, and the natural world.
Little Woodland Preschool reports that its original location opened in 2013, its Belleville campus opened in 2021, and its state-of-the-art Mount Horeb location opened in April 2025. In 2020, the program purchased an already-operating early childhood center, and by 2021 it expanded by opening the second school in Belleville, Wisconsin. The program describes its Mount Horeb site as a state-of-the-art location and notes that it now has three campuses along the I-94 corridor. The school describes itself as one of the best preschools in its area, a top rated preschool in Dane and Jefferson County, Wisconsin, and part of a growing family of educators, children, and families.
The program states that its trained educators are dedicated to inspiring, guiding, and supporting each child based on where they are and where they want and need to be.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
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