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Travel north on rt 40, turn left at lights onto Alta Rd. Bright Horizons @ Little Friends is the long blue building about an 1/8th of mile down on right side. Travel south on Allen Rd,turn right onto Alta rd, at the stop sign turn right. Bright Horizons @ Little Friends is the long blue building about 1/2 mile down on your left side.

Little Friends Learning Center

  • Address: 1715 W. Alta Road, Peoria, IL 61615
  • Phone: 309-243-9000
  • Hours of Operation: M-F: 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Ages Served: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, School Age

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Welcome to Bright Horizons@ Little Friends Learning Center

A great place to learn, discover and grow!

Bright Horizons @ Little Friends is proud to have served families in the Peoria area and surrounding communities over 25 years.  Our school nurtures and educates infants, toddlers, two's, preschool, junior kindergarten, private kindergarten, and school age in our developmentally appropriate environments.  Our mission is to provide a caring and nurturing environment where your child can reach their full potential. We offer children a world of experience to help them develop mind, body, social, self, and character. Our-long term teachers and school administrators are committed to providing quality, consistent care and educational programs. Our center is located in a residential area off Knoxville Ave and Alta Rd minutes from I-74.  We look forward to having you visit our child care and early education center....

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What Parents are Saying

Our greatest advocates are also our closest friends.

"Thank you all for what you do with my child. I am amazed at how much he has developed and learned. Being a working mom is such a hard thing sometimes but it makes it so much easier when you know your child is being loved and nurtured by truly caring individuals. Thanks for being his mom away from mom. "

Our Center Programs & Services

Here are a few of our best features.

Full- and part-time early education and preschool, Drop-in / emergency-care, Inclement weather care, Before- or after-school care, Full-time early education and preschool, Summer camp, School-age summer camp, School holiday - vacation care

Featured Parent Webinar

Mind in the Making: The 7 Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

Children's Life SkillsHow can families and teachers give kids the life skills they need to cope  in our multi-tasking, multimedia, modern world?

Bright Horizons, in conjunction with Families and Work Institute and Ellen Galinsky, present a parent webinar about the skills adults and children need in order to succeed in the 21st century.

Bright Horizons Community

Our Online Community is a great place for parents and educators to share ideas, get perspectives and ask questions. Looking for info on potty training your toddler or how to get your preschooler started with chores? This is the place for you.

Click here to get started.

 

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Meals

Nutritious snacks and lunch provided daily

Get involved in our Enrichment Activities

Because knowledge is more than just the ABC's.

As natural extensions of our core daily curriculum, enrichments make use of special materials, unique spaces within the center, special times or expert staff to enhance your child's learning experiences (included in your monthly tuition.)

  • Handwriting Without Tears
  • Everyday Math 
  • Growing Readers Program and a
    NEW Growing Readers Children's Library
  • Movement Matters and Yoga in our
    NEW Movement Matters Zone
  • Art Classes in our NEW Art Studio
  • GardenWorks
  • NEW Media Center

Elective Enrichment Programs brought to you by Bright Horizons: (additional cost)

  • Tumblebus/Boogiebus
  • Happyfeet Soccer

From our Photo Albums

See what we've been up to!


  • Muffins with Mom 5/10/2013
  • Muffins With Mom 2 5/10/2013
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