Faith-based, 1-on-1 reading and math tutoring for ages 3–8 in Franklin and surrounding Williamson County. Sessions available in your home, at our studio in Arrington, or online.
Whether your child is 3 and building foundations or 8 and closing a reading gap, there's a program designed for exactly where they are.
Play-based sessions that build letter recognition, phonics foundations, fine motor skills, pre-writing, and number sense — the building blocks for everything that follows.
Learn more →Academic and social-emotional preparation for the kindergarten transition — letters, sounds, numbers, attention, and the confidence to walk in on day one ready to learn.
Learn more →Reading comprehension, phonics fluency, writing structure, and math reasoning for 1st and 2nd graders — closing gaps before they define a child's academic story.
Learn more →One-on-one math help that builds real number sense — counting, operations, place value, and word problems — from preschool through 2nd grade.
Learn more →I'm Leslie Dykstra — a certified early childhood specialist with 10+ years working with young learners across Williamson County. I started Little Minds, Big Futures because I believe every child deserves a tutor who truly sees them, not just their reading level.
Franklin is a big town, and the families I work with come from all over it — Westhaven and Fieldstone Farms on the west side, McKay's Mill and the Cool Springs area near I-65, and Berry Farms on the south end, which is just a few minutes from Arrington by Highway 96. Wherever you are, in-home sessions come to you: your kitchen table, your child's favorite reading spot, whatever helps them settle in and focus.
Franklin children may attend Williamson County Schools (like Oak View or Hunters Bend elementaries) or the Franklin Special School District (Franklin, Johnson, Liberty, Moore, and Poplar Grove elementaries), and I tutor children from both, along with private school and homeschool families. Many parents reach out after a teacher mentions their child is "a little behind" in reading, letter sounds, or math — and catching that early, at ages 4 to 8, is exactly when one-on-one help does the most good.
I serve Franklin families with in-home sessions (I come to you), studio sessions in Arrington, and online sessions for families who prefer it. The drive between Franklin and Arrington is an easy 20 minutes by Highway 96 — and the work we do together is worth it.
Meet Leslie →Leslie is simply the kindest, most patient, imaginative teacher ever. She teaches in different ways so that however your child learns best, they get it. She's like the Mary Poppins of education.
Yes. I regularly travel to Franklin for in-home sessions, and I also offer studio sessions in Arrington and online tutoring for families who prefer it.
I work with children ages 3 to 8 — preschool foundations, kindergarten readiness, and early elementary reading and math — all one-on-one and paced to your child.
Book a free 15-minute conversation. We'll talk about your child, answer your questions, and decide together whether it's the right fit before anything is scheduled.
Yes. Franklin is unusual in that children may attend either Williamson County Schools or Franklin Special School District, and I tutor children from both — plus private school and homeschool families. Sessions are paced to your child, and I'm happy to reinforce whatever their classroom is working on.
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A free 15-minute conversation — no commitment, no paperwork. Just two adults talking about a little person you love and whether this is the right fit.