HAMBURG | IXL LEARNING CENTER

CONTACT
p: 810.231.9955  |  f: 1.855.205.4534
[email protected]
10088 Professional Center Dr,
​Whitmore Lake, MI 48189

HOURS
Monday - Friday
7:00 am - 6:00 pm

DIRECTORS
Kelsey McLaughlin- Director
Kennedy Brown-  Assistant Director
Mackenzie Pruneau- Assistant Director

HAMBURG CLASSROOMS

At IXL Hamburg, we strive to provide a wide array of classroom environments that foster both personal and educational growth in all children. Discover more about each of our classrooms by clicking on them below.

INFANT

Here at IXL, personalized care is our speciality, because we know that no two babies are alike. Walk into one of our Infant classrooms and you’ll quickly discover a loving, highly individualized environment. Our caregivers work effortlessly to ensure every baby’s needs are met, including those particular little routines they fall into at home. Every child is provided with their own crib, and play time is encouraged through tummy time, jumparoos, exersaucers, and boppy seats, all of which contribute to their wellbeing, awareness, sensory perception, and motor skills. 

To further stimulate your baby’s development, we created our Littlest Smarties Curriculum, a comprehensive program featuring weekly themes, art projects, songs and fingerplays, sensory activities, sign language, and the introduction of early learning concepts. 

Led by well-trained, highly attentive staff who love what they do, our infants are nurtured and loved every minute of their day. We work hard to ensure every child is provided with the materials and experiences needed to grow and develop. This begins with a strong parent-teacher partnership and open communication. 

INFANT TOO

We get it: the road to toddlerhood can be bumpy. That’s why we offer Infant Too classrooms, a safe environment that actively encourages babies to explore, learn, and grow their way into a strong, independent toddler. Just like our Infant classrooms, Infant Too babies receive highly personalized care from their teachers, all of whom communicate regularly with parents about their child’s routines, developmental progress, and memorable milestones. 

The program is designed to keep your baby exploring and interacting with their classroom comrades and teachers. Through our Littlest Smarties curriculum, children are engaged in age-appropriate activities, including art projects, songs and fingerplays, sensory play, sign language, and early learning with colors, shapes, and numbers. 

Led by well-trained, highly attentive staff who love what they do, our Infant Too babies are nurtured and loved every minute of their day. We work hard to ensure every child is provided with the materials and experiences needed to grow and develop. This begins with a strong parent-teacher partnership and open communication. 

TODDLER

If there’s one thing we know about toddlers, it’s that they are learning and developing so quickly, each day is different from the last. During this transformative season of development, our Toddler classroom provides the exploratory experiences your child craves while nourishing their social, physical, emotional, and cognitive growth. A wide array of materials and equipment are provided, meeting them at their individual level of development. 

This classroom operates on a flexible daily schedule, giving children a sense of security and familiarity. Guided by our Little Smarties curriculum, our toddlers engage in a small circle time where they sing songs, practice sign language, and learn basic early learning concepts. To further promote their independence, our toddlers practice washing their hands, cleaning up their play space, and sharing with friends. Everything we do, from the skills we teach to the attentive care we give, encourages constant growth and development in our youngest toddlers.

TODDLER TOO

Deep in the age of discovery and curiosity, toddlers are constantly moving, exploring, and experiencing. To satisfy their drive for exploration and independence, our Toddler Too classroom provides a consistent daily schedule loaded with fun activities, purposeful play, and educational opportunities. 

Led by our Little Smarties Curriculum, Toddler Too children are encouraged to practice communication and language skills in order to express their needs and wants. The curriculum features weekly themes, art projects, songs and fingerplays, sensory experiences, sign language, and a variety of academic concepts. Additionally, we practice skills of independence! You’ll find toddlers eating with silverware, washing their hands, using the bathroom, cleaning up after themselves, and sharing with friends. 

The supportive and nurturing environment helps our toddlers step confidently into the next stage of their development: Preschool!

YOUNG PRESCHOOL

After graduating from the energetic toddler phase, our children enter the Young Preschool classroom. This is a warm, welcoming environment that builds upon their skills of independence and promotes creative discovery. 

Our Young Preschool classrooms are guided by our IXL Social Emotional and Smart Start Curriculum, two comprehensive programs that focus on communication skills, socialization, and emotional development. The room operates on a daily schedule, and engages children through various art projects, sensory experiences, gross motor activities, outdoor play, story time, and small circle times. Our Smart Start Curriculum focuses on the mastery of shapes, colors, and counting, and introduces kiddos to the alphabet, phonics, and handwriting skills. 

Although children learn from one another and socialize together, our teachers ensure that each child receives the individual care and attention they need. Through hands-on experiences, we develop personal interaction and problem-solving skills, improving their ability to communicate, socialize, and be part of a greater community.

PRESCHOOL

At this age, your child is developing into a mature communicator who craves independence. In other words, they’ve entered the preschool phase, a magical season of rapid growth, blossoming personalities, and exciting milestones! 

In our IXL Preschool room, we focus on two major concepts: independence and education. From toilet training to manners to dressing themselves, our preschoolers are exposed to a myriad of experiences that fulfill their craving for independence. Guided by our Social Emotional Curriculum, children learn how to solve problems through conflict-resolution techniques, and our teachers show them what it means to be a good friend who listens carefully and communicates thoughtfully.  

Education is also a primary focus in our Preschool room. Structured by intentional learning stations, our classroom encourages children to try new things, test out their ideas, and fuel their imaginations. Through our Smart Start Curriculum, our kiddos practice a variety of skills, including IXL Phonics, multi-language word recognition, number, shape, and color recognition, counting, and sorting. Teachers assess each child’s development and growth, and academic and creative work is saved in their preschool portfolio. 

YOUNG PRE-K

In our Young Pre-K class, we continue to offer a play-based program that prepares students for Kindergarten in a developmentally appropriate way. This classroom establishes a foundation based on school routines and structure, enhanced by a consistent daily schedule. At this age, our Smart Start Curriculum dives deeper into letter formation through programs like Handwriting Without Tears and IXL Phonics. We practice sight words and learn other essential pre-reading skills, and we focus on growing the whole child by challenging them to build fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and social emotional tools. 

Our Social Emotional program revolves around building relationships and learning how to self-regulate those very big feelings. We practice daily transitions, encourage positive reinforcement, set whole-class goals, and use visual steps to break down tasks and expectations. 

Young Pre-K children learn the value of cooperation, friendship, and teamwork, all of which lay the groundwork for a successful experience in our Young Pre-K classroom. And with Kindergarten right around the corner, we work intentionally and creatively to make sure your kiddo is absolutely ready.

PRE-K

As the final stepping stone to Kindergarten, our Pre-K Classroom focuses on social emotional development, and empowers children to build their confidence, establish routines and transitioning skills, and finesse their communication skills. 

Our Smart Start Curriculum offers a more concentrated educational focus, and actively promotes a love of learning in each of our children. Students develop their word recognition, practice writing their first and last names, and expand upon the pre-reading skills they learned in previous classrooms. We emphasize good choices, set goals, and we learn the value of cooperation, friendship, and teamwork. 

After graduating from our Pre-K Classroom, your little learner’s toolbox will be fully stocked for a successful experience in grade school and beyond.

HAMBURG SUMMER CAMP

Summertime is the season of adventure and fun!  Through play-based learning, weekly virtual field trips, water play days, team-building challenges, and much more, Summer Camp at IXL promotes fun-loving learning that lasts a lifetime. 

Our campers experience a whirlwind of excitement daily, as they engage with technology, create & experiment, write daily, create friendships and participate in STEAM activities. Summer Camp at IXL is guaranteed to give your child a summer to remember!

EXPERIENCE SHARE

What are Hamburg families saying about IXL?! 

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We absolutely love IXL and feel so grateful to have found such a wonderful group of caregivers for our daughter! They have a superior staff who keep our little one engaged all day in neat learning activities, send us pictures of the fun she's having at school and take the time to chat with us at pick-up every night about how her day went. We always feel engaged in her daily activity even when we're at work which means so much to a working mom like me. When I drop her off at IXL, I know she will be above-all SAFE, well-cared for and LOVED! I couldn't ask for anything more - they go above and beyond in caring for our daughter and for that I am always, always grateful. :)

Tara Jennings

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My kids LOVE IXL. They are thrilled to go every day and sometimes hard to get them to leave! The teachers are unbelievable.  It's clear how much they care about my kids and that my kids adore their teachers. The teachers have held my hand through every emotional stage so far as well. I am constantly amazed by the things the kids come home knowing. We feel very fortunate to be a part of this community - the directors, teachers and families really make us feel at home.

Stephanie Taylor

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Top notch organization. Upon moving, it was important to us to find more than a daycare. We wanted a school that challenged and encouraged our child mentally, academically, socially, and emotionally. IXL DOES THAT IN SPADES. Every teacher we've met is present and attentive, the children are always engaged with an activity, and the facility is ALWAYS clean and feels safe.  This place genuinely gives the impression that they care about the children just as much as the parents do, and I wouldn't want my child going anywhere else. I'd recommend IXL to anyone, and have already recommended it to several families.

Michael Walker

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We had an incredible experience at IXL and I happily recommend it often! Our son was there for 5 years and now that he's in kindergarten he still says he wishes he could go back. The teachers are kind, creative and fun, along with teaching him so much! He went into kindergarten incredibly well prepared, not just academically but socially and emotionally. We love IXL! ​

Natalie LaDow

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We absolutely love IXL Hamburg. We had switched from another daycare/preschool and couldn’t be happier. It is extremely organized and clean and we love all of the feedback they give us. We have an app that we can check to see what they did that day and ask our children to tell us about different things they learned. The curriculum is outstanding. We love how much our children are learning and growing under the care of IXL. They also do so many activities with the families to make it such a great community of kids, families and staff.

The classrooms are perfectly structured to manage the chaos smaller daycares are not able to. I used to leave my old daycare stressed and unhappy everyday. Now I enjoy dropping off and picking up every time. We are so thankful to IXL Hamburg and would highly recommend them!

Justy Yavello

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