🌱 Now welcoming curious young makers in Rancho Cordova!   Express interest ↗
✦ Rancho Cordova • Ages 4–8

Less scrolling.More making.

Little hands. Big ideas.

Give their curiosity something real to work with. At CosmoSprouts, children build, test, and create with their own hands — practicing problem-solving, finding confidence, and discovering the joy of figuring things out for themselves.

🔬 Scientist-designed🧩 Hands-on learning🌼 Small class sizes
Real tools. Real discoveries.
🧪 EXPERIMENT✳🛠️ BUILD✳🎨 CREATE✳🧠 SOLVE✳🌱 GROW
Find your perfect fit

More ways to grow curious

Whether your child joins for a class, an afternoon, or a school break, there's always something new to explore.

STEAM Classes

Hands-on weekday adventures in science, technology, engineering, art, and math — made for little explorers.

  • Flexible hourly or weekly enrollment
  • Creative engineering challenges
  • Explore, test, and try again
I'm interested

After-School Program

A caring, creative place to unwind, explore big questions, and turn the afternoon into something wonderful.

  • Pickup from Sunrise Elementary
  • Homework and math support
  • Hands-on enrichment activities
Explore after-school

Off-Track & Breaks

School's out? Imagination is in. Full-day programs filled with discoveries, challenges, and new creations.

  • Full-day off-track options
  • School-break and holiday activities
  • A fresh project to look forward to
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Made by curious hands

What we have built.

A look at our projects in action. Press play to see ideas take shape, one experiment at a time.

PROJECT 01

Rubber Power Boat

PROJECT 02

Rubber Sling and Motor Powered Cars

PROJECT 03

Solar Power Plane

PROJECT 04

Automatic Domino Dispenser

PROJECT 05

Making a Moving Robot

PROJECT 06

Air-Powered Ball Experiment

Inside the imagination lab

Small projects. Big discoveries.

Every project starts with a question. Then the fun begins! Here are a few examples of what our young makers might explore.

Illustrated model of a small handmade catapult

Build a Catapult

How far will your invention launch?

Solar eclipse alignment: sunlight travels from the Sun past the Moon toward Earth; sizes and distances not to scale

Earth, Moon & Eclipses

Explore light, shadows, and how eclipses happen.

Illustrated balloon-powered car

Balloon-Powered Cars

What makes a car zoom without a motor?

Diagram of a wooden boat with a paddle wheel

Paddle Boat Challenge

Design, float, and improve your boat.

Colored pattern blocks and a number sequence with a missing value

Math & Logic Games

Puzzles that make thinking an adventure.

A craft-stick truss bridge spanning two supports, with a small weight at its center

Build a Stronger Bridge

Can you build a bridge that holds more? Test, strengthen, and try again.

A handmade cardboard maze with walls, a marble, and a start and finish

Make a Marble Maze

Design a path, tilt your maze, and guide the marble to the finish.

A sequence showing a cloud of gas and dust, a young star surrounded by a disk, and planets forming in the disk; not to scale

How Stars & Planets Form

Use cotton and clay to model a gas-and-dust cloud, a young star, and growing planets.

A flashlight shines through holes in a cardboard constellation card to project a star pattern on a wall

Project a Starry Sky

Try at home: with a grown-up, make holes in a constellation card and shine a flashlight through.

A ball drops into a tray of flour containing impact craters of different sizes

Make Moon Craters

Drop balls into a tray of flour. How do size and drop height change the craters?

Sunlight casts a stick’s shadow onto a sundial marked with observation points

Build a Sundial

Use a stick and chalk to track its shadow. How does the shadow change through the day?

A beam of white light enters a triangular prism and emerges as a spread of rainbow colors

Split Sunlight into Colors

Use a prism to reveal the rainbow hidden in sunlight. How many colors can you find?

✦ And so much more! New challenges keep curiosity growing. ✦

"What if we tried…?" ✨Three illustrated children excited about STEM experiments
Our learning philosophy

Not just following steps.
Thinking like a scientist.

At CosmoSprouts, we believe every child is a natural inventor. Instead of simply copying an example, children get to ask questions, make choices, discover what works, and proudly share what they made.

1 Imagine something amazing
2 Design and build an idea
3 Test it and discover what happens
4 Improve it — and try again!

Scientist-designed

Purposeful STEAM experiences that nurture curiosity and critical thinking.

Small groups

More room for ideas, exploration, and individual encouragement.

Creativity first

Art, science, and engineering meet in playful problem-solving.

Licensed child care

California child care facility • License #343627028

Good questions!

Curious parents, meet curious answers.

Still have a question? We'd love to hear from you.

✉️ Ask us anything
What ages is CosmoSprouts for?

Our programs are designed for children ages 4–8, including Pre-K, TK, Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.

Can we try a class before enrolling?

Yes! Trial classes are available. Use our interest form to tell us about your child and the program you're interested in, and we'll follow up with details.

Do we need to commit to a full week?

We offer flexible enrollment options, including hourly or weekly STEAM classes. Share your preferred days and schedule in the interest form so we can discuss availability.

Is school pickup available?

Pickup from Sunrise Elementary School is offered as part of our after-school program. Please contact us for pickup arrangements and enrollment details.

Where are you located?

We are in the Sunridge Park neighborhood of Rancho Cordova, California. We share full location and visit information directly with interested families.

What should my child bring?

We'll share project-specific instructions when a class is confirmed. Curiosity and a willingness to experiment are always welcome!

The adventure begins here

Ready to grow a big idea?

Tell us a little about your child, what they love, and the schedule that works for your family. We'll be in touch about a trial class or enrollment options.

Illustration of smiling children curious about the world