Lil' Explorers Childcare Center

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About Lil’ Explorers Preschool in Rogers, MN

Lil’ Explorers Childcare Center is a preschool serving the Rogers area of Minnesota. Established in 2003, Lil’ Explorers Childcare Center continues to provide a safe environment for children ages 6 weeks through 5 years that is centered on exploration and development.

Our Rogers, MN daycare is located just blocks from several local elementary schools and Rogers Middle School. This central location makes multi-child pick up and drop off quick and easy. Lil’ Explorers daycare in Rogers is easily identified by our modern, updated building and safe, paved parking lot.

Our expansive facilities offer plenty of room for your children to learn, grow, and develop, while our caring staff provides a nurturing and enriching atmosphere. The Rogers facility features Infant Rooms, Toddler Rooms, Preschool Rooms, and dedicated Pre-Kindergarten Rooms, along with a large gross motor room.

It is the mission of our childcare staff to provide top-notch service for Rogers, MN families and provide an enjoyable and exciting time for all children in our care.

The Ascend Curriculum

Ascend Curriculum LogoWe believe that every student is a unique individual who deserves to be treated with respect. The flexibility built into our Ascend Curriculum allows us to create individualized learning experiences for each child and our teachers focus on developing new skills in subjects such as Literacy, Baby Signs, Spanish, Art, Science & Sensory, and Technology every month. Activities can be modified to match the interests and current skill level of every child and we teach through play so our students treasure these first learning experiences and develop a lifelong love of learning.

Kind Child

We nurture friendships, cultivate positive character traits, and strengthen social skills through our Kind Child culture. Kind Child is an integral part of our Ascend Curriculum and we focus on social and emotional skills every month and the development of a new character trait such as Friendship, Empathy, and a Positive Self-Image every two months. The result is a positive and supportive preschool environment where every child feels welcome.

Lil’ Explorers Daycare in Rogers: Our Promise

Unlike other daycares in Rogers, Lil’ Explorers places special emphasis on early childhood education and fun-filled activities. We provide age-appropriate enrichment for every Rogers child to ensure positive growth. Guardians should always feel confident with their childcare decisions, and at Lil’ Explorers Daycare in Rogers, we offer a school where children can succeed.

Our Team

Emily Wollum

Emily Wollum

School Director

Hi, I’m Emily the Center Director, I live in Zimmerman with my husband and our two daughters. I enjoy spending time with family along with trying out new restaurants, especially pizza places!  I also enjoy traveling, and my favorite travel spot so far is Hawaii!

Ashelli Lampman

Ashelli Lampman

Assistant Director

I first started with Lil Explorers team back in May 2019 as a Toddler Aide and I knew right away this is something I was going to love and decided to pursue my CDA to become a lead teacher, shortly after starting my CDA I transitioned into assistant toddler teacher role. I enjoyed my time doing that and was excited for my opportunity to become a Lead Teacher, In August 2020 I had the amazing opportunity to become a Preschool 1 Teacher, I have been the Pre1 lead ever since and have absolutely loved every minute of it. In April of 2023, I got the opportunity to expand my horizons once again to become Rogers Assistant Director. In 2018 I moved to Minnesota from Texas and married my amazing husband. We are big time outdoors people, we love to Mountain bike, snowboard, kayak, being on our boat, or just hang by the fire! I am so excited to get to know everyone here at Rogers!

Reviews from Parents

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Bridget Young • Google
The staff here have been amazing for my family. My daughter has been going for over a year, and we could not be more grateful for this place. The staff are great people who really care about the kids. We started here when she was in toddler 1, and she is now in the upstairs rooms. Potty training is always hard, but they made it so easy on us with great communication and solid support of what our family was doing. Cristal was the first connection I had, and walked me through how this daycare worked, and gave me daily insights about my little girl. It was clear she genuinely cared about her, and wanted to help her be successful. She and Lucel were fantastic in helping transition her out of diapers during the day. My daughter has great connections with most of the staff because they really do care about each child. My daughter gleefully talks about Ms. Mallory and Ms. Lexi, the main teachers in her current classroom. They have been really great communicators, and also helped them do the most adorable holiday performance I’ve ever seen. The experience here is positive, and I don’t believe they’ve cancelled or asked us to keep her home even one time (which is very different from my past experience). The staff are friendly and will go above and beyond for you and your children. Example: I had a C section with my son, and was not supposed to lift my toddler daughter yet. My daughter and her friend have a blast together, and also don't always listen well while together. Mine in particular likes to run and go elsewhere. There are multiple helpful staff there, and Izzy in particular has helped us lots of times. One night she helped bring my daughter back by "flying" her back to me, which of course she loved, and it was so helpful! Another night it was raining, and Izzy stood with my toddler and my son (in a car seat) while I moved the car closer to the door so we didn't get soaked. In general, the staff have been helpful and gone above and beyond.
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John Anderson • Google
We had a great experience with Lil' Explorers and would highly recommend.
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Leah • Google
Both of our kids have been at Lil Explorers since they were 3 months old. We LOVE the teachers and staff and they are what have kept us here! They are kind and caring and our kids have always had a big smile on their face when we arrive. Our daughter who is now almost four has learned SO much at Lil Explorers! There has always seemed to be such a great mix of learning, play, outside time, and more; and the center itself is just inviting and well-kept. We're so thankful to have found this school and are forever grateful to the teachers that have made our kids feel like family the past several years!
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Lisa Damhof • Google
All our kids attended Lil' Explorers over the years, and we had overall great experiences with each of them. Their teachers were caring and made a point to get to know the kids and their individual personalities. One of our children has food allergies, and the management and teachers truly partnered with us in finding ways to ensure she was safe and could participate in her classrooms, despite the daily and frequent presence of her allergen. I would definitely recommend this center!
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Rogers, MN

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