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  • May 1, 2023

    2023 Dynamic Dozen No. 3: Little Sunshine’s Enterprises Inc.

    Little Sunshine’s Enterprises was nominated Number 3 in the Springfield Business Journal Dynamic Dozen. See Full Article > 

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  • December 20, 2022

    The Pediatric Brain Foundation Awards $50,000 to Sanford Burnham Prebys Professor Evan Y. Snyder for Neurological Research

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. 20, 2022  — The Pediatric Brain Foundation, under the directorship of Rochette Dahler, founder of Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, has awarded $50,000 to the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. This donation will support the work of Evan Y. Snyder, M.D, Ph.D., FAAP, a professor at the Institute in the Sanford Children’s Health Research Center. “This […]

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  • November 9, 2022

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool Opens New Preschool in Ozark, MO

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Nov. 9, 2022  — Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool, a Springfield, MO based national early childhood education provider, opened a new preschool in the view their virtual tour. “We are so excited to be able to open a bigger center to offer the magical home away from home so many families in the area have come to […]

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  • November 8, 2022

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool Opens New Preschool in Parker, CO

    PARKER, Colo., Nov. 8, 2022 — Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool, a national premier early childhood education provider, opened a preschool in the view their virtual tour. “The process of opening up a new location has been such an incredible journey and the response we’ve received from the parents in the Parker community has been incredible,” said Stephanie Barto, Program Director. […]

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  • August 25, 2022

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool Launches LuvNotes® – A New Parent Communication Mobile App

    SPRINGFIELD, MO August 25, 2022—Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool, a Springfield-based, national early education provider, announced they’ve launched LuvNotes®, a new parent communication mobile app available in both the App Store and Google Play. The new app is available to parents who have children enrolled at Little Sunshine’s Playhouse. It offers a convenient way for […]

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  • June 7, 2022

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool Celebrates 20 Years of Learning

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 7, 2022 — Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool has reached an exciting milestone as the company celebrates 20 years of success in providing high quality educational care to families across the U.S. Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool® was started in 1998 in the home of Rochette Dahler in Springfield, MO after she recognized the need for a quality […]

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  • March 30, 2022

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool Breaks Ground on New Location in Ozark, MO

    SPRINGFIELD, MO March 30, 2022—Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool, a Springfield-based, national early education provider, announced they’re building a new location in Ozark, MO to support more local families in need of high quality child care. “During the last year, we explored ways to address our long waitlist to better address the needs of our […]

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  • August 25, 2021

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool Named to the 2021 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies for 8th Time

    SPRINGFIELD, MO August 25, 2021 – Inc. magazine revealed that Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool is No. 4266 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. This is Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool’s 6th consecutive year to make the list and 8th in total. In 1998 Rochette Dahler opened her home in […]

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  • June 24, 2021

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool Teacher Publishes Debut Children’s Book

    O’FALLON, MO. June 24, 2021—Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool’s Reading and Literacy teacher, Pam Damron publishes her debut children’s book, It’s All About Calvin: The Lost Pup. She will be hosting a book signing on Sunday, June 27th at Little Sunshine’s Playhouse in O’Fallon, MO. “The book was inspired by my dog Calvin. He is […]

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  • June 1, 2021

    2021 Dynamic Dozen No. 11: Little Sunshine’s Enterprises Inc.

    Little Sunshine’s Enterprises was nominated Number 11 in the Springfield Business Journal Dynamic Dozen. View the article > 

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  • May 4, 2021

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool Opens New Preschool in Schaumburg, IL

    SCHAUMBURG, IL. May 4, 2021—Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool, a national premier early childhood education provider, opened their second location in the Chicago market. The new preschool in Schaumburg, Illinois will serve about 150 students at full capacity and is the 29th location in the U.S. Little Sunshine’s Playhouse is an all-inclusive, private preschool offering several […]

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  • March 18, 2021

    Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool Ranks No. 249 on the 2021 Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest for 2nd Consecutive Year

    SPRINGFIELD, MO, March 18, 2021 – Inc. magazine revealed that Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool is No. 249 on its Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this […]

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