The Growing Patch

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The Growing Patch

We offer hands-on classes for ages 2 years–8 years, all attended with a caregiver! Come learn, play, and grow with us! Mary's Episcopal Church

Join us for Toddler Time, STEM fun, homeschool enrichment, and special holiday classes that make learning playful and meaningful. The Growing Patch was created to fill a need in our area for a quality learning center for young children. We know now, more than ever, the importance of having a safe place where children can come to learn, have fun, and interact with one another. Our hope is that you will find The Growing Patch to be a welcoming community for your child to learn and grow. Our current classes, class descriptions, and class pricing is posted on our website thegrowingpatchdadecity.com

All students MUST be accompanied by an adult. Class size limit is: 8 registered students per session (limit 1 adult per student/family)

We are located in Dade City, FL at St.

10/29/2026

🍂 November Sprout & Play Registration Is OPEN! 🍁

Calling all families with little learners! 🌿

All available spots for our November Sprout & Play classes are now listed on our Square site and ready for registration!

We have four fun, hands-on learning opportunities planned this November:

🍁 Friday, November 6 | 9:30–10:30 AM
Fall Learning Kickoff!

🐿️ Monday, November 9 | 10:00–11:00 AM
Squirrel Theme

🦃 Friday, November 20 | 9:30–10:30 AM
Turkey Theme

🍂 Monday, November 30 | 10:00–11:00 AM
Leaf Theme

Each Sprout & Play class includes:
🎨 Creative crafts
🎶 Music & movement
📖 Story time
🧩 Hands-on learning activities
🧸 Free play & social time

Our classes are designed for children ages 2 through Pre-K, with plenty of opportunities to explore, create, learn, and make new friends!

✨ New families are always welcome!

🌱 Ready to join us? Visit our Square site to view available classes and reserve your spot:

https://the-growing-patch-104437.square.site/s/shop

10/26/2026

🕷️🕸️ We're saving ONE last spot for a little spider-loving friend!

Join us this Friday for a fun, non-spooky, spider-themed Sprout & Play morning at The Growing Patch!

Our little learners will enjoy:

🕷️ A reading of "Happy Halloween from the Very Busy Spider"

🎨 A fun spider-themed craft

🎶 Songs and movement

🕸️ A hands-on spider activity building fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving skills

🍁 Free play, exploration, and time with friends!

📅 Friday, October 30

⏰ 9:30–10:30 AM

💕 Only 1 spot remaining!

Register here to grab the last spot:

https://the-growing-patch-104437.square.site/s/shop

10/23/2026

🍂🍁 Fall Fun is Coming to Sprout & Play! 🍁🍂

We're excited to share our November Sprout & Play class schedule! This month, we'll be exploring all things fall through hands-on activities, stories, crafts, music, movement, and play! 🧡

We're also excited to offer classes on select Mondays AND Fridays beginning in November!

🍁 Friday, November 6 | 9:30–10:30 AM
Kick off our month of fall learning!

🐿️ Monday, November 9 | 10:00–11:00 AM
Squirrel-themed fun!

🦃 Friday, November 20 | 9:30–10:30 AM
Turkey-themed activities!

🍂 Monday, November 30 | 10:00–11:00 AM
Let's explore leaves!

Our Sprout & Play classes are designed for children ages 2 through Pre-K, offering opportunities to learn, create, explore, and connect through playful, hands-on experiences.

📣 Registration information will be coming soon! Current families watch for an email!

💌 New to The Growing Patch? We'd love to welcome you! If you're interested in joining us for classes, please comment below or send us a message with your email address, and we'll be happy to send you registration information as soon as it's available!

We can't wait for another wonderful month of learning and growing together! 🌱

The Growing Patch 🌿

Learn • Create • Explore • Belong

10/22/2026

Did you know? The Growing Patch is an approved Step Up For Students scholarship provider!

We're excited to remind our families that eligible scholarship funds may be used toward qualifying classes at The Growing Patch!

We love providing opportunities for children to learn, create, explore, and belong through hands-on enrichment experiences.

Have questions about using your Step Up scholarship for our classes? Send us a message! We'd be happy to help.

10/21/2026

🌱 Exciting news from The Growing Patch! 🌱

We're growing, and we're so excited to announce that we're adding a NEW day and time for our Sprout & Play classes beginning in November! 🍂

✨ NEW! Select Mondays | 10:00–11:00 AM

🌼 Friday morning classes are continuing, too!

We hope this additional option makes it easier for more families to join us for a fun-filled morning of learning, creating, exploring, and playing together!

Sprout & Play is designed for little learners ages 2 through Pre-K, with engaging stories, hands-on activities, music and movement, creative exploration, and opportunities to connect with friends.

We can't wait to welcome even more little learners to The Growing Patch!

10/19/2026

🕷️🎃 ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! 🎃🕷️

Join us for a not-so-spooky Halloween celebration at The Growing Patch's Sprout & Play!

We've planned a fun-filled morning of stories, creativity, music, movement, and hands-on exploration, all designed especially for our littlest learners!

🕸️ Here's what we'll be exploring:

📖 Storytime: Enjoy a reading of Happy Halloween from the Very Busy Spider!

🎨 Spider-Themed Craft: Get creative with a fun, hands-on project!

🎶 Songs & Movement: Sing, move, and play together!

🕷️ Spider themed fine motor fun: Explore an interactive spider activity designed to strengthen fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and problem-solving through play!

🍂 Free Play & Exploration: Time for little ones to discover, explore, and socialize!

Our Sprout & Play classes encourage learning through play in a welcoming, hands-on environment where children and caregivers can make special memories together.

📅 Friday, October 30
⏰ 9:30–10:30 AM
👧 Ages 2–Pre-K
📍 The Growing Patch | Dade City

✨ Only 2 spots remain! We'd love for you to join us!

👉 Register here:
https://the-growing-patch-104437.square.site/s/shop

10/16/2026

🎃 ONE LITTLE PUMPKIN SPOT LEFT!

We're down to our FINAL SPOT for Sprout & Play Halloween, and we'd love for one more little friend to join the fun! 🧡

🍂 Friday, October 30
⏰ 9:30–10:30 AM

Ages 2 - PreK can join us for a morning of non-spooky Halloween fun filled with hands-on activities, music, stories, crafts, and playtime!

It's the perfect way for our littlest learners to celebrate Halloween together! 🎃

🧡 Just ONE spot remains!

👇 Claim the last spot today!
https://the-growing-patch-104437.square.site/s/shop

10/11/2026

🎃 JUST ONE SPOT LEFT! 👻

Our Sprout & Play Halloween Class is almost full, and we'd love for one more little learner to join us!

🧡 Friday, October 30
⏰ 9:30–10:30 AM

Get ready for a morning filled with non-spooky Halloween fun! We'll enjoy hands-on activities, music and movement, a story, a craft, and plenty of time to play and explore together!

🍂 Perfect for our littlest learners!

🎃 Only ONE spot remains — don't miss out!

👇 Grab the last spot today!
https://the-growing-patch-104437.square.site/s/shop

We can't wait to celebrate with you! 🧡

07/16/2026

🌟 ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! 🌟
Join us for our final Make & Take class of the summer on July 29th from 10:00–11:15!

Children will enjoy:
✨ Free play and social time
📖 A teacher-led story
🎨 Creating their own personalized keepsake memory box

Their memory box will be the perfect place to organize and preserve special artwork, school projects, and treasured memories throughout the upcoming school year.
Whether your child is homeschooled or attends a traditional school, this will be a fun and creative morning—and a wonderful way to celebrate the end of summer while getting excited for a brand-new school year!

Only two spaces remain, so register soon to save your child’s spot! https://the-growing-patch-104437.square.site💛

06/30/2026

Happy summer! We wanted to give you a heads-up that we will be offering a reduced class schedule in July and August as we take some time to enjoy the season with our own family. We will resume our regular class schedule in September.

Current families - check your email for a more detailed update about class offerings.

Address

37637 Magnolia Avenue
Dade City, FL
33523

Website

http://thegrowingpatchdadecity.com/

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