Sunny Hills Learning Center

Sunny Hills Learning Center is a daycare in Duluth, MN. The center provides a licensed preschool program for children ages three to five, offering year-round, full-day care in a small, home-based setting that allows for individualized attention. As a play-based and child-focused preschool, Sunny Hills Learning Center emphasizes socialization, a flexible structured schedule, and a multi-cultural, non-biased curriculum. The center serves families in the Twin Ports area of Northern Minnesota and holds a rating of 3.70.

The center operates from a small home-based location in the heart of the Twin Ports, which keeps class sizes small and enables more individualized attention for each child. Children are treated with respect and offered a positive learning environment designed to help them grow into confident, independent, life-long learners. The center is licensed through the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Enrolled children are provided with seasonal outdoor gear that remains the property of the center, including rainsuits and puddle boots for spring and fall, beach towels, sun hats, and sunscreen in summer, and snow suits, wool socks, and mittens for winter. Field trips around the area are treated as an extension of the classroom, and parents are invited to attend. Families are encouraged to participate in family-inclusive events and to share their own talents, gifts, and traditions with the children and other families. The center is led by Pauline, who founded the program on the philosophy that children learn best through a flexible, structured schedule with a play-based curriculum.

Sunny Hills Learning Center sits on N 41st Ave E, about a fifth of a mile from East High School and Washington Square Park, and roughly a third of a mile from London Road. The United States Post Office is within half a mile, and a city park sits about four-tenths of a mile away. East Superior Street runs nearby as well.

The center offers a distinctive year-round, full-day preschool experience for children ages three to five in the Twin Ports of Northern Minnesota, combining a licensed play-based curriculum with seasonal outdoor learning and family-inclusive community building.