Welcome to Leap Ahead Daycare
Our goal is to bring you peace of mind by loving and caring for your children, and providing a safe, happy, friendly, and positive environment. We aim to promote developmentally appropriate learning and growth for all the children in our care.
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All of our facilities are cleaned and sanitized Daily. Children are given their own bedding to mitigate the spread of germs.
Each of our Facilities are designed to engage, and promote brain and body development
Our goal is to work hand in hand with parents to create happy, well rounded, and well adjusted children. We know that our future depends on these little ones we are caring for right now. We believe that all children learn best when in an environment of joy, laughter, and love. Each child is an individual and is unique. We want to celebrate each child individually and help them understand why they are special. Every person deserves to know that someone loves them and to love themselves. Please contact us and let us show you how we can foster these skills in your child.
Childcare
Infants (0-23 months)
We focus on building strong attachments and developing trust with these little ones by assigning a designated caregiver to each infant. That designated caregiver is primarily responsible for the infants in their care to promote appropriate development, including gross motor skills, fine motor skills, language development and music.
Toddlers (2-3 years old)
We have a wonderful tots program that includes gross and fine motor skills. Music is a key component for retention and is used heavily in our programs. Tots classes will focus on building relationships with peers and teachers, introductions to academic subjects, such as shapes, colors, letters, numbers, and language development through nursery rhymes, games, finger plays and of course music.
Preschool (4-5 years old)
We provide an academic pre-K class for all children entering kindergarten the next available school year. Curriculum will focus on Math (measuring, estimating, recognition of numbers building with blocks) reading (letter and sound recognition, rhyming, story time) Gross motor skills (running, throwing, jumping, etc), fine motor skills (learning to hold and use pencils, scissors, gluing), Music (days of the week, continents, letters, sounds, numbers, animals, holidays) and relationship skills (taking turns, making friends, treating others kindly)
School Age (Kindergarten - 7th Grade)
Transportation is provided to certain schools, (Please request your school and we will do our best to make it work) Before and after school programs that focus on creating and maintaining good relationships with peers and teachers. We will promote respect, friendliness, and inclusion for ALL children. A homework/library room is provided for school aged children to work on homework. (no internet)
Summer Camp
We have an amazing summer camp program for ages 3-12. We focus on a theme of the week, and work on projects, games, and field trips that rotate around that theme. Lots of fun for Everyone! Sign ups begin in April.
Tuition
Tuition is based on the age of the child, the number of days in the week care is needed, and number of hours needed per day. We don’t have a one size fits all pricing. Please contact us and give us the days and hours that you need care and we will give you the appropriate pricing that reflects your childcare needs.
Programs & Licenses
State food Program
State food Program
Testimonials
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About Us
Leap Ahead was started 19 years ago when Chrissy Mugleston (a new graduate from Brigham Young University) decided to put her degree in child development to good use. She started a small preschool in her home in Washington state. After doing that for several years she and her family moved to Springville Utah where she continued to teach preschool in her home. In 2010 She decided to get state licensed so that she could teach preschool and care for a few children. Many people recognized the superb childcare given and recommended her to family and friends. In 2019 with the help of her sister they opened up a second location in Springville. In 2022 She and her husband Lane decided it was time to branch out into something bigger and bought a wonderful log cabin near the Spanish Fork airport. It needed a lot of work, but they saw the vision and recognized that this building would provide a beautiful space to teach and love children. Lane and Chrissy have 6 boys and a tortoise named Joey.
Staff
Here at Leap Ahead Daycare we have the best of the best working with us. We expect our teachers to maintain a high standard of behavior when with the children. Training occurs often through random observations in the classroom and monthly staff training meetings. We hire Happy, Kind, Patient, Friendly, and Competent teachers to love and care for your children. Our goal is to hire teachers who plan to work long term to minimize turnover. If you believe that you have these qualifications and are looking for an awesome place to work please consider checking out the careers section of the website..
To ensure your Children’s safety and privacy we can not accommodate walk-in tours at any of our facilities. If you would like to find more information or to schedule a tour, please contact us via email, phone, or using the handy form below.
Email: leapaheaddaycare2@gmail.com
Leap Ahead Daycare
826 S Canyon Rd
Springville, UT 84663
Leap Ahead Daycare Two
1070 E 300 N
Springville, UT 84663
Leap Ahead Childcare Center
2000 N 300 W
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Leap Ahead Childcare Center Payson
Coming Soon
332 S 100 W
Payson, UT 84651
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