Daycare & Preschool Services in Billings, MT

Lisa's Learning Lodge provides infant daycare in Billings for babies from 6 weeks to 18 months. Leaving an infant in someone else's care for the first time is a hard step, so we keep your baby's own rhythm rather than imposing a group schedule, and we tell you about every bottle, nap, and change at the end of the day.

• Individualized feeding and sleeping schedules that follow your baby, not a group clock
• Daily written and verbal updates on bottles, naps, diapers, and milestones
• Tummy time and motor skill development
• Sensory play and one-on-one interaction

Our toddler program in Billings serves children from 18 months to 3 years, the stretch where children go from a handful of words to full sentences and from parallel play to actual friendships. We give toddlers room to test their independence with enough structure that the day still feels predictable to them.

• Potty training support coordinated with your approach at home
• Early language and communication development
• Social skills: sharing, turn-taking, and naming feelings
• Creative arts, music, and sensory activities

Our preschool program in Billings prepares children ages 3 to 5 for kindergarten. Readiness is not only knowing letters and numbers. It is also being able to sit for a group activity, follow a two-step direction, ask for help, and work through a disagreement, and we build all of it into the day.

• Pre-reading, letter recognition, and phonics introduction
• Early math: counting, number recognition, sorting, and patterns
• Fine motor skills and writing preparation
• Following directions and classroom routines

School hours and work hours do not line up. We provide before and after school care in Billings for school-age children, with doors open at 6:30 AM for early drop-off and care until 6:30 PM at the end of the day.

• Early morning drop-off starting at 6:30 AM
• After-school care until 6:30 PM
• Homework help and a quiet place to work
• Morning breakfast and afternoon snack

Not every family needs childcare five days a week. We offer part-time and drop-in daycare in Billings for families working part-time schedules, rotating shifts, or opposite shifts from a partner, and for those who just need occasional coverage.

• Part-time weekly schedules built around the days you need
• Drop-in care as space permits
• Full-day coverage available: 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
• Same age-appropriate programs as full-time children