

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
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