Where Little Minds Grow Big Dreams!
Heartland Academy
Bluegrass Roots, Bright Futures
Our Amazing Programs
Infant Care
Age: 6 weeks - 12 months
Toddler Program
Age: 1 – 2 years
Pre School
Age: 3-4 Years
Pre-K
Age: 4-5 Years
School Age
Age: 5 – 12 Years
Experienced Teachers
Our skilled teachers bring years of early childhood experience, guiding every child with care, creativity, and personalized attention for confident learning and growth.
Nutritious Meals
We serve healthy, balanced meals prepared with care, supporting children’s physical growth, energy, and good eating habits in a safe, hygienic setting.
Safe Environment
We provide a secure, clean, and nurturing environment where children feel protected, comfortable, and encouraged to explore, learn, and grow with confidence.
Learning Through Play
Our play-based learning approach inspires creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving, helping children develop social, emotional, and cognitive skills naturally.
Our Learning Programs

Communication
Providing an environment where children grow their confidence and learn to express themselves in a variety of situations.

Social & Emotional
Encourage children to develop an attitude of kindness, cooperation, courtesy and helpfulness towards others while developing self-confidence and independence.

Physical Development
Helping children develop their coordination, control and movement through a variety of fine and gross motor activities.

Expressive Arts
Enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials.

Literacy
Encouraging children to link sounds and letters and begin to read and write. Children are exposed to a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interest.

Mathematics
Helping children with their counting skills, understanding numbers and simple addition and subtraction problems.
6:30am to 6:00pm
(Monday to Friday)
Ages:
Ages 6 weeks to 12 years
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School in Action
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What's Going on in our Google Reviews?
Recent Google Reviews
We believe in nurturing the whole child through play-based learning that develops social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills.
EXCELLENT Based on 3 reviews Posted on Patricia CairelTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. So impressed with the care, love and attention at Heartland Academy! This facility is beautiful and I was welcomed from the moment I went there. I highly recommend them! They recently are under new ownership and management and I cant wait to see all the new things to come. This space is safe, and right off US 27 in Nicholasville. Easy access and so friendly and helpful.Posted on Ryan StephensTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Posted on Christy MeeceTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Verified by TrustindexTrustindex verified badge is the Universal Symbol of Trust. Only the greatest companies can get the verified badge who has a review score above 4.5, based on customer reviews over the past 12 months. Read more
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