Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-5:30 PM

Year Round

Play-Based Early Learning Program

Serving Children ages 2 thru Kindergarten

973 Palmetto Ave., Chico, CA 95926
(530) 636-4206

For information about current spaces available click Enrollment Info

Tours offered by appointment only

~ email us: info@creativemindschico.com ~ call: (530) 636-4206

All adults must wear a face mask before entering our facility. Children 2 years & up are encouraged to “wear” a face mask to the best of their ability. ~Thank you

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are operating in compliance with all issued health, safety, & sanitation guidance issued by CA Community Care Licensing, CA Dept. Social Services, CA Dept. of Public Health & the CDC.

Early Learning Reimagined 🦋 Let’s PLAY together

Play Laugh & Learn with us!

At Creative Minds ELC we facilitate learning via a play-based approach.

Children’s natural curiosity about their world guides our teachers’ design for learning. Children are encouraged to explore nature, garden and cook from their harvest, and to embrace all their senses for a learning experience encompasing the WHOLE child. Social skills, math & literacy are camouflaged in storytelling, music, dance, arts & crafts, mindful movement (e.g., guided balance poses), and active outdoor games. Brief structured activities are sprinkled into our day, helping children to develop school readiness behaviors and cooperative group skills.

We develop themes for learning environments inspired from the interests of our children. Themes are adaptable and fluid, allowing children to choose from the available activities and centers. Our experienced teachers will join in with the child’s play experience to provide a model and guide for healthy social skill development and cognitive enrichment.


Our approach to learning is child directed and whole child centered.
By nurturing the HEART 💜
& working with our HANDS 🖐🏼
the imagination of a child SOARS 🎈

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Creative Minds Early Learning Center, Inc. participates in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The CACFP is available without charge to all children enrolled in our facility.


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retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by
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