Parent Participation Preschool & Kindergarten Learning in Citrus Heights
A different kind of preschool and kindergarten experience— parents stay, participate, and learn alongside their children.
Family Learning Lab offers hands-on learning, creative exploration, science, STEM, art, sensory activities, and social experiences for families who want to be part of their child's learning.
Looking for a Parent Participation Preschool Near Citrus Heights or Roseville?
Family Learning Lab offers a hands-on learning environment where parents stay with their children, participate in activities, and become part of the learning experience.
Instead of dropping your child off for the day, you get to see what they're learning, explore alongside them, and connect with other families.
It's preschool and kindergarten learning—with parents included.
What Is a Parent Participation Preschool?
A parent participation preschool is a preschool experience where parents are actively involved rather than simply dropping their children off.
At Family Learning Lab, parent participation means you remain on site while your child learns, explores, creates, and interacts with other children.
Hands-On Learning
Children learn through creating, building, experimenting, observing, and solving problems.
Parent-Child Learning
Parents can see what their children are discovering and participate alongside them.
Family Community
Children get opportunities to learn with other children while parents connect with other local families.
Preschool Learning With Parents By Their Side
Family Learning Lab isn't traditional daycare, and it's not a drop-off preschool.
Parents stay. Children learn. Families participate together.
Our preschool-aged activities give children opportunities to practice the skills they're developing at home while also experiencing the benefits of a shared learning environment.
Create
Paint, build, sculpt, draw, design, and make something of their own.
Explore
Investigate sensory materials, science phenomena, nature, light, magnets, patterns, and more.
Learn
Practice early literacy, math, geography, science, problem-solving, and kindergarten-readiness skills through hands-on activities.
Kindergarten Learning With Parent Participation
Family Learning Lab also offers hands-on learning opportunities for children entering or currently in kindergarten.
Our approach isn't designed to replace a traditional school classroom. Instead, we give families another way to experience learning together.
Kindergarten-aged children can explore:
- Early reading and writing
- Math and number concepts
- Science and engineering
- Geography
- Art and creative expression
- Building and design
- Sensory exploration
- Problem-solving
- Group projects
- Hands-on STEM activities
A Different Kind of Preschool Near Roseville, Rocklin & Sacramento
Family Learning Lab is located in Citrus Heights, California, making our family learning center convenient for families from Citrus Heights, Roseville, Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Rocklin, Antelope, and the greater Sacramento area.
Families searching for a parent participation preschool near Roseville, a parent participation preschool in Citrus Heights, or hands-on kindergarten learning near Sacramento may be looking for exactly the kind of family-centered environment we're building.
Parent Participation Preschool
Stay with your child and participate in the learning experience.
Preschool & Kindergarten Learning
Hands-on activities designed to encourage curiosity, exploration, and foundational skills.
Homeschool-Friendly
Add social learning, hands-on activities, and community to your homeschool week.
Family Community
Meet other local families while children learn and explore together.
What Can Children Explore at Family Learning Lab?
Our learning environment changes throughout the week, giving children opportunities to explore different subjects through hands-on activities.
Art & Creativity
Painting, sculpture, crafts, creative challenges, and opportunities to experiment with different materials.
Science & STEM
Hands-on science exploration, engineering challenges, experiments, building, magnets, light, nature, and discovery.
Sensory Exploration
Scooping, pouring, building, manipulating materials, experimenting, and exploring through the senses.
Building & Engineering
LEGO, blocks, cardboard construction, design challenges, and opportunities to figure out how things work.
Early Literacy
Stories, vocabulary, writing, storytelling, and creative projects that support early literacy development.
Early Math
Counting, patterns, shapes, measurement, sorting, spatial reasoning, and mathematical thinking.
Why Parents Participate at Family Learning Lab
You're Not Just Dropping Off Your Child
At many children's programs, parents leave and come back later. That's not what Family Learning Lab is designed for.
You stay.
That means you can see your child's discoveries, help when they need you, learn alongside them, and experience the activities together.
Learning Happens Through Doing
Children can learn mathematics while building, practice communication while creating with another child, and explore science by asking questions, testing ideas, and observing what happens.
You Become Part of the Community
Parent participation creates a place where both children and parents can belong.
Children interact with peers while parents connect with other local families.
Hands-On Learning Is at the Center
Art, science, STEM, sensory exploration, building, literacy, math, and creative activities give children opportunities to learn by doing.
Preschool, Kindergarten & Homeschool Learning—Together
Family Learning Lab was created around a simple idea:
You don't have to homeschool alone.
You don't have to choose between being deeply involved in your child's education and finding opportunities for your child to learn with others.
Our family learning environment gives parents a place to:
- Explore alongside their children
- Find hands-on learning activities
- Meet other families
- Build community
- Encourage curiosity
- Discover new interests
- Add social and collaborative learning to their week
Is Family Learning Lab a Traditional Preschool?
No—and that's intentional.
Family Learning Lab provides preschool-aged learning experiences and kindergarten-readiness activities in a family-centered, parent-participation environment.
Parents remain responsible for their children while participating in the Family Learning Lab environment. Activities are designed to give children meaningful opportunities to learn, explore, create, and socialize while their parents are present.
If you're looking for a full-day drop-off preschool or childcare program, Family Learning Lab may not be the right fit.
But if you're looking for a place where you can stay with your child and participate in their learning, that's exactly what we're building.
Parent Participation Preschool & Kindergarten FAQs
What is a parent participation preschool?
A parent participation preschool is a preschool experience where parents remain involved in their child's educational experience rather than simply dropping the child off. At Family Learning Lab, parents stay on site and participate alongside their children while children engage in hands-on learning, creative activities, science, sensory exploration, and social experiences.
Do parents have to stay at Family Learning Lab?
Yes. Family Learning Lab is a parent-participation environment. Parents or guardians remain on site with their children rather than dropping them off.
Is Family Learning Lab a preschool?
Family Learning Lab provides preschool-aged learning experiences and kindergarten-readiness activities in a parent-participation environment. It is not an official or accredited school, but rather a community center for educationally themed activities. Family Learning Lab is designed as a family learning center rather than a traditional drop-off preschool or daycare.
Is Family Learning Lab good for homeschool families?
Yes. Family Learning Lab provides homeschool families with opportunities for hands-on learning, social interaction, exploration, and community. Families can use Family Learning Lab as a flexible addition to their learning week.
Does Family Learning Lab offer kindergarten activities?
Yes. Family Learning Lab offers hands-on learning experiences appropriate for kindergarten-aged children, including science, STEM, art, literacy, math, geography, building, and creative exploration.
Is Family Learning Lab near Roseville?
Family Learning Lab is located in Citrus Heights and serves families from Citrus Heights, Roseville, Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Rocklin, Antelope, and surrounding Sacramento-area communities.
Is Family Learning Lab a drop-off program?
No. Family Learning Lab is designed for parent participation. Parents remain responsible for and with their children while participating in the learning environment.
Come Learn With Us
You don't have to homeschool alone. You don't have to spend every learning day at home. And you don't have to drop your child off to give them a meaningful learning experience.
Come stay. Come explore. Come create something together.