Welcome to Little Tree Huggers (LTH), the most highly acclaimed bilingual, nature-based Preschool in the United States!

 

LTH is a partnership of bilingual environmental educational initiatives founded in Leesburg, Virginia and dedicated to breaking down barriers to Sustainability in all areas of society. Together with LTH Earth Center, our nonprofit, nondenominational environmental educational initiative focused on growing the LTH family, LTH is committed to setting the example for Sustainability education world-wide.

 

LTH LLC initiated operations in 2015 as a home-based Preschool, licensed by the Virginia Department of Education to operate with a maximum of 12 children, ages 2 1/2 - 5. Due to an overwhelming response to our curriculum and award winning environmental commitments, like solar and geothermal, we were urged by the local community to embark on the process of expanding LTH into an environmental educational initiative able to impact the lives of hundreds of more children and families.

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LTH Earth Center was incorporated in 2020 as the charitable arm of LTH LLC and, in conjunction with LTH Franchising LLC, founded in 2024, is working tirelessly to set the example for Home-Based Sustainability education world-wide!

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For 2025, LTH is excited to announce our partnership with Rebecca Kiernan, a Loudoun County Elementary - Middle school teacher, who's son attends LTH. Rebecca's dream has always been to provide the highest quality education centered on outdoor learning and it was inevitable that we would team up to continue growing LTH beyond its roots as a home-based program into a full Kindergarten–Elementary environmental education center.

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To bring this dream to life, we are seeking community support to expand our campus by 6 acres, allowing us to build an Earth-centered learning space where children from Kindergarten through the Elementary years can continue to grow in harmony with nature.

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This expansion will allow us to:

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• Offer Kindergarten curriculum grounded in sustainability, emotional regulation, and outdoor exploration.
   

• Create dedicated nature classrooms, forest trails, and learning gardens.
   

• Deepen our mission of cultivating young environmental stewards through experiential learning.
   

This is more than just a land expansion—it’s a chance to create a long-term impact for future generations, right here in our community.

 

Please Donate to LTH Earth Center to make this dream a possibility!

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LTH Earth Center's Mission is to create more access and equity in the Sustainability Education space by assisting families and small businesses embarking on the Sustainability Education journey, providing scholarship opportunities for lower to middle income families and helping to feed LTH's growing animal rescue population. 

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Our mid-nineteenth century bank barn remains the location for all ceremonies, family gatherings, and training!

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WHAT WE DO:

  

LTH offers a five day a week, rain or shine nature-based educational curriculum out of two adjacent classroom locations in Leesburg:

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20583 Gleedsville Rd. and 40337 Gap Rd. in Leesburg, VA

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Each classroom is licensed for 12 children, ages 2 1/2 - 5, 12 months out of the year! That means we operate year round, only closing for National Holidays, Winter and Spring Break, Summer Break (the first two weeks of every July) and the last week in August, for teacher training. (See our Programs Tab and Parent Teacher Handbook for details.)

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Our goal is to inspire children, their families and even local businesses to connect with nature, care for the environment and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural world. To this end, parents are strongly encouraged to conduct 8 hour of community service at LTH per year.

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We believe that an eco-green environment is essential for the development of healthy minds and bodies. LTH’s unique nature-based model, coupled with plenty of surrounding nature, comfortably and uniquely creates an excellent foundation for your child’s future education. 

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Expect your child to spend 75% of his/her time outdoors daily!​

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Interested in Volunteering or Pledging Support to help grow the LTH family? Consider the following Giving Levels:

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Platinum Partner: $400/month for 24 months 

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Gold Partner: $200/month for 24 months

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Silver Partner: $100/month for 24 months

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Community Partner: $100/month for 12 months

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Family Partner: $50/month for 12 months

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Donating is easy, via a monthly donation to GoFundMe or the PayPal Giving Fund, or Contacting Us Directly to set up an automatic payment to our non-profit bank account.

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Little Tree Huggers Non-Discrimination Statement

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Little Tree Huggers Preschool and Earth Center (LTH) does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, families, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

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LTH is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.