At Little Dreamers, Big Believers we've created a Columbus day care that feels like a home away from home.

It’s because we are committed to not only caring for your children but also to encouraging outstanding mental and physical development. We do it by:

• Maintaining lower than average staff to child ratios
• Enriching your child’s day with a variety of activities like arts, crafts, Spanish lessons or even Yoga!
• By caring for each and every child as if they were our own

Contact us at 614-294-2922 with any questions about Little Dreamers, Big Believers.

For current parents! This website is actually a live blog. It means you can use this website to find weekly schedules, field trip announcements, all other news regarding the center and of course, to read about what we and your little ones have been up to. Subscribe to every new post by entering your e-mail address in the box in the upper left hand corner of our home page.

By Alaina (a proud mom of a Little Dreamers, Big Believers toddler).

When I started looking for a day care in Columbus I ventured online, hunting for the perfect day care for my little man - who at the time was just 16 months old. He had been in the care of a nanny, someone who I trusted more than anyone. So I started looking… and it was horrible.

The day cares and pre-schools I found were dirty. The staff barely greeted me with a smile, let alone the children in their care. Desperate for the right day care I put an ad up on Craigslist and that’s when Sarah Delay found me, the director of Little Dreamers, Big Believers Day Care. Her e-mail was very encouraging, promising that this day care was different because she had created it to be different, to be exceptional. So I went to meet her and see Little Dreamers.

When I walked in my eyes welled up with tears. The facility, not even a facility - more like a home away from home - was clean, the child care providers were all full of life and smiles. And then Sarah told me about their 70% organic food menu. They also provide diapers for the children and above all, fill their days with mentally and physically stimulating activities.

Thank you so much to all of the staff at Little Dreamers, Big Believers. My son is now two and a half and he is as happy as can be - and so am I!

P.S. I snapped this picture the other day when I picked Benjamin up. I think it sums everything up!

Before our hot summer days disappear, get outside and have some fun with a sprinkler. The kids at Little Dreamers have been enjoying a sprinkler down the street outside of the OhioHealth Medical Offices here in Victorian Village. And it inspired us to pass on a fantastic sprinkler game.

Age: 3 and up
Number of children needed to play: at least 2, but this is also a great group game
What you need: a sprinkler and one cup for each player

How to play:
1. All the children stand around the sprinkler.
2. When the water passes into his or her side, each player tries to be the first to completely fill his or her cup.
3. Players must keep both feet planted. Anyone who takes a step has to dump the contents of their cup over their own head.

Thanks to the Wooden Porch blog and Family Fun Magazine for this fantastic game idea!

On Tuesday, July 22 COSI on Wheels will be visiting Little Dreamers, Big Believers Day Care.

Students will use their powers of observation and exploration during an interactive group demonstration and multiple hands-on activity centers. Read more here.

Little Dreamers Big Believers offers the highest quality child care in Columbus, Ohio.

Contact us at 614-294-2922 with any questions about Little Dreamers, Big Believers. Read more on choosing the perfect Columbus day care for your child, click here.

 Before the summer ends get your hands dirty with the kids playing these great outdoor games from Kaboose.com. Here’s our favorite:Dig for Buried Treasure:Start by finding trinkets in your house that you don’t mind losing. Then create a treasure-finding toolkit including:

•  a hand shovel (for digging up treasure)
• an old paintbrush (to clean off treasures)
• plastic baggie (to collect treasures)
• a map (showing kids where to start their search).

Bury the treasures somewhere in the yard or in a large bucket of dirt. Give the kids their toolkits, maps and then let them loose to find their treasures!

Happy 4th of July! Check out the Story of America’s Birthday by Patricia A. Pingry this week. Here are some other great 4th of July reads for your little ones.

Have fantastic Red, White & Boom … here’s the link for more information on Columbus’ 4th of July Celebration.

After your little one’s first birthday, pediatricians recommend daily vitamin supplements. Vitamins are especially important to stave off colds and flus during the winter months, but just as important for behavior and development all year round. Check out this quote from Dr. Alan Greene’s website.

While frank vitamin deficiency syndromes are uncommon among American children (even among picky eaters), many children get suboptimal amounts - low enough to affect their health, their intellect and their behavior. There are at least 13 nutrients where suboptimal levels are common. We live in an age of highly processed foods. Even when we get kids to eat the fruits and vegetabls we want them too, conventional produces is often grown using agricultural tecniques that minimize the vitamin and mineral contents. Thus, I like giving children multivitamins as suppliements to the vitamins they get in their food. - Dr. Alan Greene.

Can’t get your child to take vitamins? Try Gummy vitamins available at most groceries and Whole Foods and Trader Joes. They taste great and the kids love them!

Tuesday

1:00 - 1:30 pm Fitness with James (preschool, *please bring tennis shoes)

Wednesday

9:00 - 11:00 am Music & Movement Class w/Joanie Calern

Field Trip! Pre-schoolers will be going to the Homestead Park Playground in Hilliard, please bring a swim suit and water shoes!

Thursday

10:00 -11:00 am Singer and Kids Enterainer Marc Rossi. [Part-time children are encouraged to come in for this special performance along with any siblings!]

Monday

Pork tenderloin, creamy rice, green beans

Tuesday

Spagheti, garlic bread, broccoli

Wednesday

Turkey and cheese sandwiches, strawberries, Carrots

Thursday

Lasanga, bread and butter, peas

Friday

Chicken alfredo, mixed vegetables and fruit salad

Did you know 70% of the ingredients used for meals at Little Dreamers Big Believers day care is organic? It’s just another reason why Little Dreamers is the choice for so many parents looking for child care in Columbus, the Short North, Victorian Village and Grandview.

It’s Zoo week at Little Dreamers, Big Believers and we’re going to be busy:

Monday

We made Zebras by rolling marbles in black paint

Tuesday

Making Pink Flamingos and decorating our zoo t-shirts

Wednesday

Field Trip to the Columbus Zoo and we’ll be graphing our favorite animals upon returning

Thursday

We start working on our own Zoo books!

Friday

Finish Zoo books and go on a letter Z hunt

For our full schedule of June Events click here.

Monday

Tacos, black beans, peaches, and green peppers

Tuesday

Gnocchi, green beans, apple slices

Wednesday

Children will eat lunch at the Zoo (children remaining at school will have veggie burgers, blackberries and coleslaw)

Thursday

Turkey Kielbasa, Cous Cous, and peas

Friday

Grilled Cheese, oranges, homemade trail mix

Did you know 70% of the ingredients used for meals at Little Dreamers Big Believers day care is organic? It’s just another reason why Little Dreamers is the choice for so many parents looking for child care in Columbus, the Short North, Victorian Village and Grandview.