Longmont, Colorado · Licensed child care and preschool
A small, licensed center for ages 6 weeks to 5
Four rooms, teachers who stay, a hot lunch every day and tuition posted on our site. Open 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
- 6:30–6:00Monday to Friday, with no early or late fee in those hours
- 1 to 4teachers to infants; every room’s ratio is on our Safety page
- Since 2009owned and run by Marisol Vega
- Licensedby the State of Colorado, license #2043817
Where we have room
January openings, and a waitlist for babies
As of October 31, 2026, here is what’s open. If your child’s room is full, joining the waitlist is free and we call families in the order they joined.
- Herons (pre-K): 3 openings now
- Dragonflies (ages 2½ to 4): 1 opening now, 1 from January 4
- Tadpoles (toddlers): 2 openings from January 4
- Minnows (infants): waitlist, about 8 to 10 months
Four rooms
A room for every stage, from 6 weeks to pre-K
Each room has its own teachers, its own ratio and its own pace. Children move up when they’re ready.
Minnows, 6 weeks to 15 months
Babies follow their own schedules, with one teacher to four babies and a note home about every feeding, nap and diaper.
About Minnows
Tadpoles, 15 months to 2½ years
Blocks, water, songs and the first words in English and Spanish, with one teacher to five toddlers.
About Tadpoles
Dragonflies, 2½ to 4 years
Play-based preschool: art, stories, pretend play and lots of outdoor time, one teacher to eight children.
About Dragonflies
Herons, pre-K (4 to 5 years)
Counting, letters, writing names and getting along in a group, in a room made for the year before kindergarten.
About Herons
Food
Breakfast, lunch and snack are in the tuition
Hattie cooks every meal in our kitchen, from scratch, and the menu goes up each week. We handle allergies with each family in the enrollment packet and a written plan, and we keep those details off this website.
- A hot lunch every day
- Fresh fruit or vegetables at every snack
- A nut-aware kitchen, with each allergy plan posted
Coming up
Open houses and info nights are for families deciding on care. Reserve a spot so we can set out enough chairs.
Fall open house
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 9am – 11am
Walk through all four rooms on a Saturday morning, meet the teachers and ask Marisol anything.
Harvest supper for families
Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 5:30pm – 7pm
A potluck for enrolled families, with chili and cornbread from our kitchen.
Winter sing-along
Thursday, December 17, 2026 · 3:30pm – 4:15pm
A short sing-along in the Herons room for families, before the winter break.
What parents say
- ★★★★★
“We toured four centers. Pocket Creek was the one that gave us numbers: who’s in the room, how many children, what a week costs. Joy noticed things about our daughter before we did.”
Hannah P.Parent of a toddlerReview on Google - ★★★★★
“Pick-up is calm. Someone always greets me by name, checks my ID the first weeks and tells me one real thing about the day. It was never “he had a good day.””
Andre W.Parent of a preschoolerReview on Google - ★★★★★
“The waitlist call was honest: about nine months for an infant spot, and she told me which two centers in town to try in the meantime. We got a call in seven.”
Lucía M.Parent of a babyReview on Google
Come see the rooms
Tours are free and take about thirty minutes. Bring your child and your questions, or call and we’ll talk it through.