As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Explore Children’s Museum of Sun Prairie relies on the donations of individuals, businesses and foundations to continue to provide meaningful opportunities, inspire participation in purposeful play, and promote lifelong learning.

Donate

Whether you donate $10 or $1,000, your contribution plays a critical role in sustaining Explore Children’s Museum’s mission to serve local children, their caregivers and our community. Thank you.

Explore Children's Museum charges $8/person for admission, but spends $11/person to operate. As a nonprofit organization created to fill a gap, we will not raise rates on our earned income to fully support our operating expenses. Raised rates would put undue pressure on families and groups who rely on access to the museum.

We were developed and remain fully committed to the principle that early childhood education is critical for academic readiness and success, physical and mental health, and the development of children into adults who are prepared to meet the challenges they will face. 

We are proud to welcome all visitors. We use a need-based fee system for daily admission and membership for visitors with financial constraints. Your donation helps us continue to serve families of all economic backgrounds.

Explore Children’s Museum is a non-profit organization. All donations go directly into the museum’s operating budget to retain our amazing employees, maintain and update our museum space and exhibits, offer educational and engaging programming, and ensure that all of our visitors experience the power of play.

Explore Children’s Museum

1433 W. Main St.

Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Naming opportunities are still available! Please reach out to Katey Kamoku, Executive Director, for more information.

When you give to Explore Children’s Museum you are:

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EXPANDING

Expanding educational opportunities for the children of Sun Prairie and the surrounding communities.

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MOTIVATING

Motivating learning and stimulating curiosity.

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CREATING

Creating hands-on, informal learning opportunities to develop critical thinking skills, problem solving skills and communication skills.

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HELPING

Helping with community engagement, exploration and enjoyment.

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PROVIDING

Providing opportunities for purposeful play and collaboration.

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ENCOURAGING

Encouraging kids to develop and discover their passions.

There are many ways to support Explore Children’s Museum!

We accept any of the materials listed above. If you have any materials or questions about other materials we accept, email contact@explorecm.org or call us at 608-478-5456. Thank you!

Join our Team

At this time the museum is not offering any paid positions.

To inquire about our hiring process, please email contact@explorecm.org or visit us at the welcome desk during our hours of play.

We have an Amazon Wish List!

Become a Museum Volunteer

Explore Children’s Museum of Sun Prairie is seeking creative, engaging, lively, and collaborative volunteers to join our team! We offer a fun, child led, playful, and collaborative work environment in Sun Prairie, WI. 

We always hope that our volunteers are able to interact with children and their caregivers, but sometimes the most helpful thing volunteers do is maintain the cleanliness and safety of the museum and exhibits. We do our best to work with individual volunteers to offer a volunteer experience that is meaningful to them.

Volunteer contributions include:

  • Providing assistance to the museum staff as needed.

  • Engaging with guests of the museum to facilitate a fun, safe, and positive learning experience.

  • Share creative ideas with guests on how to use and experience the museum exhibits.

  • Ensure that guest activity is appropriate and safe for all who are in attendance.

  • Maintaining a safe and clean environment for children and their families to enjoy.

To be successful in this opportunity, you will need:

  • High school diploma or equivalent or working towards diploma or equivalent is required.

  • Experience working with children ages birth-12 in childcare or educational settings is preferred.

  • Experience working in a collaborative environment to provide the most positive guest experience is preferred.

  • Excellent verbal communication, portraying professional and service-oriented behavior is required.

  • Experience working with a diverse, multi-cultural audience is preferred.


    We look forward to hearing from you!