About Heavenly Kids Center for Early Learning · Columbus
Heavenly Kids Center for Early Learning is an early childhood education center in Columbus, United States, inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, emphasizing relationships, environment, and spaces as foundational to child development. Their mission is to nurture, teach, and grow children to reach their highest potential through a thoughtfully designed learning environment that encourages exploration, autonomy, and curiosity. The center uses natural and recycled materials to foster empathy, sustainability, and creativity. It is owned by Ernest Post and expresses gratitude to parents, teachers, and administrators for supporting its mission.
Heavenly Kids Center for Early Learning is a child-centered early education facility in Columbus, United States, rooted in the Reggio Emilia philosophy. The center prioritizes relationships between children, teachers, and the environment as essential to emotional and social development. Its learning spaces are intentionally designed to inspire exploration and curiosity, with natural and recycled materials used to promote sustainability and creativity. The center is owned by Ernest Post and explicitly thanks parents, teachers, and administrators for their support. While the website highlights its educational philosophy and mission, it does not mention any Catholic affiliation or ownership.
- Owner
- Ernest Post
- Serves
- Columbus, United States
Nurturing, Teaching and Growing
Heavenly Kids Center for Learning is inspired by the principles of the Reggio Emilia approach - relationships, environment, and spaces are fundamental to this philosophy. Our mission is nurturing, teaching, and growing children to reach their highest potential.
Fostering Relationships
Relationships are fundamental to our approach. The school environment is designed to foster relationships through interaction, exploration, and participation. By nurturing meaningful connections between children, teachers, and the environment, we create a sense of community that supports each child’s emotional and social well-being.
Spaces, Activities & Environment
The spaces, activities, and environment around us have a big impact on how we feel and what feels possible. The learning environment at Heavenly Kids has been thoughtfully designed to foster exploration, participation, autonomy, and curiosity. We see the environment as the “third teacher,” capable of supporting and inspiring learning through connections between people, ideas, and things.
Natural & Recycled Materials
We use natural objects (like wood, stones, and plants) and recycled materials (such as plastic trays, pipes, and material offcuts) to stimulate and deepen the learning experience. At Heavenly Kids, we aim to encourage empathy, sustainability, and resourcefulness by helping children see new possibilities in natural and recycled objects and put them to creative use.