Preschools & Child Care Centers

Love to Learn. Cherish the Journey. Serve the World.

Baker Demonstration School nurtures each child to become a creative, confident and reflective learner, strong in mind, body and heart. Baker students think independently, engage collaboratively, make connections across disciplines, realize their talents and apply their learning beyond school. Baker's inclusive community celebrates individual, family and cultural differences.

"Ours is a Christian school, based on the British Infant Model, which is laced heavily with Maria Montessori, Jean Piaget, and John Dewey. Open classroom – with structure and interaction with peers and staff."

Provide a safe environment where children can explore, learn, and have fun.

We are a unique placement and staffing service specializing in safe, educational and fun nannies and tutors.  We strive to provide the best possible experience for children and parents alike.  By providing child development focused nannies and just-in-time academic tutors on a one-on-one basis, we hope to be your childcare and academic resource at every stage of your child’s learning.

Covenant Nursery School utilizes a developmentally appropriate, play-based approach to guide the path to children's learning. We believe that play is children's "work" and the primary mode in which young children construct their understanding of the world.    We focus on many different areas of development in young children including: social/ emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development.

"CCC has a two-fold goal – to provide a facility for youngsters to grow, play and learn and to serve in a partnership with parents in child-rearing activities. These goals will be accomplished by various activities, including those that promote health, physical growth, and motor-development, encourage self-liking, self-confidence, and self-understanding as well as broaden intellectual horizons."

"Devonshire Preschool is committed to the ideal that each child is special and unique. In this spirit, we are dedicated to provide an environment that is nurturing and fosters each child’s growth and development. It is crucial to us that every child has a positive experience in our program and that they are met with success and approval. In this setting we strive to enhance the self-esteem of our students as we offer them a variety of new experiences and opportunities for social growth."

Promote learning through play, readiness skill practice, art, music, literature, movement.

The East Prairie Preschool program focuses on the growth of the whole child.  This includes all areas of development such as social, emotional, linguistic, physical, creative, and cognitive.  Children work and play together to solve problems, share experiences, and develop new skills. Daily activities will be presented through thematic units and reflect the interests and curiosity of the children.

"To provide developmentally appropriate experiences that allow a child to bring meaning to his/her world through active exploration of the environment."

"To provide nurturing and positive guidance to the young ones to grow up to be productive, kind, refined human beings. All children need to grow in a happy and fun-loving environment."

The Infant Welfare Society of Evanston, Inc is committed to the care and early education of infants and toddlers and to supporting their families’ efforts to be self sufficient providers and effective parents.

This program is home-based where children are valued and cared for, and children's social, emotional, and problem solving skills are developed.

"Children learn best at their own pace in a natural setting filled with developmentally appropriate materials that foster experiences contributing to the growth of self-motivated, independent learners. Each child's unique development is supported by a nurturing environment."

To educate high school students in all areas of child development and prepare them for parenting and related child care occupations. The Niles North Preschool enables the high school students to observe and work with children in a group setting. As the year progresses, the high school students plan the lessons, lead songs, read stories, etc. The students work in rotating teams of six to eight. The same teenagers work with the preschoolers all year.

"Mariah’s Nest is a place where children are encouraged to feel at home in a safe and healthy environment by providing developmentally appropriate materials and skills."

JCC Early Childhood Services’ philosophy and curriculum, the Learning with Love Experience, is based on a combination of several components that include cutting-edge brain research, developmentally appropriate practice, multiple intelligences theory, emergent curriculum, educational inspiration from Reggio Emilia, Italy, and the integration of secular and Jewish learning. The JCC Learning with Love Experience prepares children for their next formal educational step and helps children achieve their full potential by focusing on the necessary development of social, perceptual, motor, language, pre-math, and pre-writing skills.
The Learning with Love Experience:

• Prepares your child for a lifetime of learning
• Nurtures each child’s unique learning style, interests, and abilities
• Creates a safe place for fun and positive social experiences
• Teaches Jewish values, concepts, and traditions

Mosaic is a blending of colors. It is when a number of children, all with different backgrounds, come together. Drawing from a tradition and reputation for excellence, Mosaic Montessori/Early Childhood commits itself to making dedicated teaching and meaningful learning our highest priority by pursuing/supporting professional excellence. We strive to create an atmosphere of encouragement, trust and mutual respect, within our environment. We pledge to provide a comprehensive curriculum that fosters a full intellectual, physical, moral and aesthetic growth in each child. Through this mission, Mosaic Montessori/Early Childhood will encourage and assist each child toward a lifetime process of learning and an attitude of self-respect.

Mosaic is dedicated to creating an academic atmosphere where children are free to learn and where teachers are free to instruct without fear or intimidation, harassment, or retaliation. Mosaic will provide open education opportunities as prescribed by state law. It is the intent of Mosaic to create a community of little scholars where learning and teaching are the highest priority. Every child can express and celebrate through open time to dream, play, and create in our physically and emotionally safe environment.

"We provide a stimulating, individualized curriculum to encourage curiosity and to enhance a love of learning in children. Our professional staff guide children’s learning through a child-centered curriculum in which there is a balance between child-initiated and teacher-initiated activities. The curriculum is developed by providing a safe environment, well-equipped activity areas, and daily routines that are sensitive to the interests and developmental levels of very young children."

Inspiring excellence, celebrating individuality

School-age child care is a vital part of every child’s growth. The program is primarily designed to serve working parents in our community. The program revolves around recreational and educational activities in a safe, secure, and nurturing environment. Our goal is to promote social interaction, independence, self-esteem, creative expression, and problem solving skills among all children.

"At Shining Star Learning Center, we have a unique philosophy that enables children to develop their own sense of self and community to the fullest. Our focus is on the whole child. Our programs and activities are designated to foster all aspects of a child's growth -- social, cognitive, motor, and emotional development. Our trained teachers create a safe, caring environment that encourages your child to explore and test their developing abilities."

To provide an affordable, safe environment with bilingual education (English-Spanish).

"At Skokie Montessori School we have a strong belief in the Maria Montessori Method of Education and Philosophy. Our mission is to provide a rich educational experience for children from three through six years old that nurtures love of learning, encourages intellectual curiosity, and fosters self-confidence in a safe and caring environment." The Skokie Montessori provides a classroom atmosphere that promotes social interactions, emotional development, physical coordination and cognitive preparation."

Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago, a Conservative Jewish Day School, is committed to providing an excellent General, Hebrew, and Jewish education. We strive to produce confident individuals, instilling in them the skills, knowledge and understanding to be active participants and leaders in our American and Jewish communities. In our welcoming and nurturing environment, Jewish children and their families develop a foundation for religious observance, commitment to Israel, passion for learning, dedication to social action, and respect for all individuals.

"St. Joan of Arc Preschool is a developmental early childhood program that encourages play. We encourage the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of each child at his/her own rate."

"Early childhood is the most critical period of human growth and development. Education is a shared process between parent, teacher, and child – with the parent as the main educator. At St. Peter Preschool, we provide a warm and loving atmosphere for your child to grow and develop." 

St. Peter Preschool Goals:
• Social: to develop the skills of cooperation, sharing, and caring for others.
• Emotional: to help form a positive self image and build self-esteem.
• Cognitive: to help develop logical reasoning and classification.
• Physical: to encourage large and small muscle development and coordination.
• Religious: to encourage charity to all and a sense of community.

The curriculum is based on the philosophy that young children learn through active exploration in an environment which is rich in materials and opportunities to play, socialize, converse, work, and negotiate with others.

The classrooms are planned to encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem solving in an atmosphere of warmth, affection and respect for each child.  Teachers plan experiences based on children’s interests and appropriate educational concepts.

Children may work individually or collaboratively, and may choose whether or not to participate in a project. Children are actively involved in experiences which include foundations of math, science, social studies, creative art, language arts, music, movement, and dramatic play.

All interrelated aspects of the child’s growth and development are considered – intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and creative.

The Teaching Our Preschoolers (TOPS) program supports the development of the whole child and provides opportunities for learning which facilitate each child's cognitive, language, social/emotional, and physical development. We believe that children learn best through hands-on play-based experiences and exploration. Our safe, nurturing classrooms create a positive learning environment, which stimulates each child's growth and development.

"To provide quality care in a warm, safe, and nurturing environment where children can develop a love of learning that will last a lifetime."