Little People's Learning Center

At Little People's Learning Center, the playground fence doesn't just keep the kids in, it keeps the bison, bears, and elk out! And with an amazing staff to care for and educate the children, it's an amazing place to grow up!

Little People's Learning Center was born in 1980 out of a desire to make it possible to raise a family in the northern Yellowstone National Park area.  That's still the goal today.

As cost of living for families increases, affordable day care is more important than ever. With your donation, Little People's Learning Center can help keep working families in the community!

Paying an equitable wage to staff in a high cost of living area while maintaining affordability results in a razor thin operating budget. The Center offers care for households with modest incomes. If the Center is to provide affordable care to this community, then it cannot rely on tuition alone. Donations and grants keep Little People's afloat.

Every cent raised during the campaign is poured back into the community in multiple ways, from supporting families serving the area via childcare, to retaining our wonderful staff, and most importantly, into the children who are growing up to be future stewards of the Yellowstone area and its people. Your donations fully support Center operations, equipment, licensure fees, software and training fees, and staff salary.

The Park County Community Foundation’s GIVE A HOOT partial donation matching campaign is the best time to support Little People’s Learning Center. Your support furthers the tremendous benefits Little People’s Learning Center provides to the Mammoth, Gardiner, and Paradise Valley communities, and Yellowstone National Park itself. Please help Little People's make raising a family in and around Yellowstone possible!

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(If you'd rather pay by check, you can still qualify for matching funds. Simply make out your check to Park County Community Foundation and write Little People's Learning Center in the Memo area. Mail or drop off the check to Park County Community Foundation, 104 S. Main St., Livingston, MT. Checks must get there by July 31st. You can also mail a check to Little People's Learning Center, PO Box 225, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, or drop it off at Little People's. Checks going to Little People's must be there by July 30th.)