Alarmed by the widening disconnect between today’s children and the natural world, founders Jeremy Belot and Kelly Aubin Belot felt compelled to take action. Seeking to raise environmentally conscious children in a healthy, home-like environment, they envisioned a program that could meet the needs of parents and guardians, while connecting children to the natural world.
The result was Tiny Green Trees, an eco-friendly, nature based, home-like childcare center that is centrally located in urban Milwaukee, adjacent to revitalized green space. Tiny Green Trees connects children to nature, others, and themselves, through creative play, healthy eating, and environmentally sustainable practices.
Today, Kelly and Jeremy are living their vision (and the vision of so many parents) of growing healthy, joyful children, and inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards.
To instill a love for nature in our children by supporting their natural growth in a home-like, healthy, and sustainable environment.
Tiny Green Trees is a nature-based early childhood education center that puts nature at the heart of the program. We value and teach children to learn about nature, in nature and for nature. Our curriculum emphasizes that understanding, caring for and protecting our environment is as important as healthy child development. We believe that if a child can be exposed to “environmental literacy” early on, then they will be motivated and have the ability to keep our planet healthy for years to come.
We respect the natural urge in children to grow and discover in a mixed-age group setting. Our daily rhythm creates time for children to learn practical life skills throughout each season. We embrace nature as our teacher and practice practical life skills throughout our daily rhythms. Our experienced early educators work to create a safe, nurturing, and natural environment that promotes positive self-image, independence, self-confidence, and healthy living skills.
We hope our tiny green trees childcare center will be your child’s home away from home!
