The Building for Kids is excited to launch a new preschool coming to downtown Appleton in fall 2026! If you may be interested in learning more or signing up your child, please fill out the brief form below to indicate your interest. We will contact you with more details and how to enroll once registration opens up in July.
Launchpad Interest Form
Who does Launchpad serve?
Launchpad serves children ages 3 – 5 years-old.
Where is Launchpad located?
The preschool is located on the third floor of First 5 Fox Valley’s Family Resource Center, which is right across the street from the Building for Kids!
When are Launchpad preschool sessions?
Launchpad sessions will start in fall 2026. The exact opening date, available times, and frequency of sessions per week are not yet determined. We will be using the responses from the interest form above to help us determine timing based on families’ needs.
How much does it cost to enroll?
Information on cost will be available by July 1.
What can I expect if I enroll my child?
Launchpad’s care and learning philosophy is inspired and informed by years of building playful experiences for children and their grown-ups at Building for Kids.
- We believe in play for all by fostering a playful culture that starts with our care team. Our children learn and develop critical skills through play. Our care team provides their best level of care when they can be playful with the children and each other.
- We believe in laughter as a form of connection and communication. Our care team is trained in improv, so they are ready to embrace uncertainty with joy and confidence.
- We believe that the skills children build through play prepare them to experience life. Instead of emphasizing academic learning goals, our care team observes children for the development of holistic skills like creative, social, and emotional. These skills prepare children for navigating every stage of their lives.
- We believe that when our care team is well, our children are well. Our space is designed to meet the unique sensory needs of our care team and children and allows for the freedom to move from higher sensory input activities to lower sensory input activities as needed.
- We believe in the power of immersive themes that allow for deeper, more engaged play. Instead of daily lesson plans, our care team cycles through immersive themes in which children get to explore, create, and learn. These themes are intentionally designed to lead children to develop cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and creative skills.
