Where kids learn to shine!

Little Lites Christian Learning Center

Children sitting at tables enjoying a craft activity with a teacher assisting them, in a colorful classroom setting.

Little Lites is a Christian learning center in Reno, NV dedicated to helping your child shine! Since opening our doors in 2006, we have proudly provided exceptional care and programs, inspiring a lifelong love of learning in each child who walks through our doors.

We provide a nurturing environment where children feel safe, valued, and encouraged to grow. Our developmentally-appropriate curriculum promotes physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual development.

Each day includes outdoor activities like climbing, biking, and obstacle courses, as well as intellectual challenges that foster creativity, problem-solving, and pattern recognition. We focus on emotional and social skills, teaching respect, responsibility, and kindness in a loving setting. Spiritually, we introduce children to God’s love through Bible stories, verses, prayers, and songs.

Our dedicated staff continually offers new activities to engage and challenge children, fostering a lifelong love of learning. We are honored to care for your child!

Example week of curriculum for infants to preschoolers.  This week is a "Community Helpers" theme with different helpers each day.  We see the weekly letter, number, shape, and color.  We see the fine and gross motor activity as well as the song.
Example of the Bible verse taugh to students for the month of January
Kindergarten and First Grade teacher is assisting early elementary students at their desks while they participate in a team building exercise at Little Lites

Private Kindergarten & First Grade

Little Lites Christian Learning Center in Reno is proud to offer a private Kindergarten program that provides an alternative to the current Washoe County School District (WCSD) age requirements.

With over 19 years of experience in providing quality care to Reno/Sparks families, we introduced our Private Kindergarten program six years ago. Our program is based on the advanced Abeka curriculum, ensuring a comprehensive educational experience. Additionally, we offer continued care during WCSD breaks, delayed starts, and snow days. Before and after-school care is included in the tuition.

Little Lites Christian Learning Center is a proud ministry of Hillside Foursquare Church. The pastors of Hillside are an integral part of the life and vision of our school, actively supporting and guiding our mission to nurture children in a Christian environment.

We are blessed to have a space that serves both our church and school community. Rather than reserving our building exclusively for Sunday services, we fill our facility throughout the week with engaging learning experiences. Our center includes several mobile classrooms within our church sanctuary, as well as dedicated, purpose-built classrooms throughout the rest of the building.

Safety is a top priority at Little Lites. All entrances are secured with pass-code protection to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. In addition, we regularly conduct fire drills and emergency evacuation exercises to ensure our children and staff are prepared for any situation.

Enrollment Process: We would love to welcome your family to Little Lites! To start the enrollment process, please fill out the form HERE, and we will be happy to schedule a personalized tour. During your visit, we’ll have the opportunity to meet your family and give you a firsthand look at the loving and nurturing environment we’ve created at our center.

Hillside Foursquare Church building with playground and blue sky
April event flyer for Little Lites Christian Learning Center. Features Bible verse Matthew 7:12. Announces an Easter egg hunt on Friday, April 18th at 11 am. Includes themes like Spring, Dinosaurs, Easter, Earth, and Garden. Activities: gross motor running, fine motor pipe cleaner activities, song "We are the Dinosaurs Marching."

Notice of Nondiscrimination as to students- Little Lites Christian Learning Center admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nation, and ethnic origin in administration of its education policies, admissions policies, scholarships, loan programs, athletic, and other school administered programs.