A Guiding Light to a Love of Learning


 

Providing  Infant/Toddler care, Tuition Preschool and Before/After School Care to over 550 children at nine sites! 






Tuition Preschool is offered at N Muskegon Elementary and McMillan Early Childhood Center. Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is in progress. There are a few openings at each site. Please call (231) 893-1000 x 2510 or email susanmulvey@wlace.org for more information!

Lighthouse Learning Before/After School Program Registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year is in progress. We currently have openings for before/after school care in Montague and at McMillan Early Childhood Center. Please call (231) 893-1000 x 2510 or email susanmulvey@wlace.org for more information!

Enroll in our Tuition Preschool!

Lighthouse Learning offers high quality tuition preschool for three- and four-year olds at McMillan Early Childhood Center and North Muskegon Elementary. The McMillan Tuition preschool program is dedicated to the Montessori curriculum; North Muskegon follows a theme-based curriculum.

We proudly provide a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. In our classrooms, children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the highly trained teacher offer age-appropriate activities to guide the process. Our staff have a great love and respect of the child, providing a safe, secure environment in a fully licensed room.

Looking for Before/After School Care? Our programs are located at nine sites! 

WLACE Lighthouse Learning has wonderful relationships with five of Muskegon County school districts - Whitehall District Schools, Montague Area Public Schools, Reeths-Puffer Schools, N Muskegon Public Schools and Holton Public Schools. For your convenience, we open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 6:00 p.m. We offer flexible schedules to ensure your family's needs are met. Because our sites are located within school buildings, transportation is not needed between our sites and your child's school - they simply walk down the hall! We offer care on early release days, half days, snow days and non-school days. 

We are all about having  fun! We provide healthy snacks, art projects, free time and plenty of outdoor time! We go on field trips (almost) every week in the summer. We believe in a relaxed atmosphere where our students can chill before and after busy school days. Please consider Lighthouse Learning for your family's before/after school care needs!

"Play is the highest form or research." ~ Albert Einstein

Now offering Infant/Toddler care at WLCC!

Please contact us for further information and availability!

Tuition Preschool is offered for 3- and 4-year olds at the following sites:

McMillan Early Childhood Center
North Muskegon Elementary 

Before and After School is offered for 3-12 year olds at the following sites:

Holton - District Services Building(ages 3-12)  (a.m. only)
Montague - MACC (ages 3-5) 
Montague - RRO (ages 5-12)
North Muskegon - North Muskegon Elementary (ages 3-12)
Reeths Puffer - Central Elementary (ages 5-12)
Reeths Puffer - McMillan Early Childhood Center (ages 3-5)
Reeths Puffer - Twin Lake Elementary (ages 5-12)
Reeths Puffer - Reeths Puffer Elementary (ages 5-12)
Whitehall - WLCC (White Lake Community Center) (ages 3-12)

Enrollment Information

Registration forms may be obtained from the site you are interested in or by calling Susan Mulvey at (231) 893-1000 x 2510.

Program Information

Our sites open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 6:00 p.m. We offer care all year - summer, school days, non-school days, snow days, mid-winter break and spring break. We do close for holidays and an extended break the end of December. 

Tuition preschool is offered three (M-T-W) or four (M-T-W-Th) days per week. It lasts 3.5 hours per day, with wrap-around care offered. All day care is available on Fridays.

Before/After school care is offered every morning and afternoon that school is open, plus all day during the summer, non-school days, snow days, mid-winter break and spring break. Lighthouse is flexible with hours and days of attendance.

 

 

 

 

Contact Us

Susan Mulvey
Program Supervisor
Lighthouse Learning

Site Contact Numbers

Central Elementary 231.744.1693 x 2525

Holton DSB      231.821.1938

MACC (Montague Area Childhood Center)      231.981.4697

RRO      231.981.4637

McMillan Early Childhood Center      231.766.3443 x 2631

North Muskegon Elementary      231.719.4235

Reeths Puffer Elementary      231.744.4777 x 2017

Twin Lake Elementary      231.719.3190 x 2206

White Lake Community Center      231.893.1098

White Lake Community Center Infant/Toddler      231.893.1000 x 2107


Lighthouse Learning Dates to Remember

Holton School District

CLOSED FOR SUMMER 2025

Montague Area Public Schools

OPEN FOR SUMMER 2025 - RRO and MACC at the MACC

August 25, 2025     First Day of School - Half Day - Lighthouse offering half day care

August 18, 2025     CLOSED - All Staff Meeting

August 22, 2025     CLOSED

August 29, 2025     No School - Offering all-day care

Sept 1, 2025            CLOSED - Labor Day 

North Muskegon Public Schools

OPEN FOR SUMMER 2025

August 18, 2025     CLOSED - All Staff Meeting

August 22, 2025     CLOSED

August 29, 2025      No School - Offering all-day care

Sept1, 2025              CLOSED - Labor Day 

Reeths Puffer Schools

OPEN FOR SUMMER 2025 - RPEL and CENTRAL at RPEL; TL

August 18, 2025     CLOSED - All Staff Meeting

August 22, 2025     CLOSED

August 25 - 28, 2025     Half Day of School - Offering half day care

August 29, 2025     No School - Offering all-day care

Sept 1, 2025            CLOSED - Labor Day 

Whitehall District Schools

OPEN FOR SUMMER 2025

August 18, 2025     CLOSED - All Staff Meeting

August 22, 2025     CLOSED

August 29, 2025     No School - Offering all-day care

Sept 1, 2025            CLOSED - Labor Day