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Offers child care, preschool, before/after school, school days out, and summer programs, as well as Early Head Start.

All children six weeks to 12 years old are eligible, depending on space available; financial assistance is available to those who qualify through. Language support is available for those whose first language is not English.

Services

Extended Child Care
Early Childhood Education
Child Care Centers
Services to children ages 3-5 that have been identified through the BHASED screening to be at risk of academic failure. Families of preschool-age children are encouraged to participate in field trips, interactive family activities, and parenting workshops when available.
Provides educational and health services to children of primarily low-income families. The children receive nutritious meals, breakfast and snacks. Parents are involved in program planning, operating activities, and are eligible to receive cash incentives for completing a GED.

Child development program for preschool children, 3-5 years, which stresses parent involvement, education, social services, and health.

Locations in Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Saline, Seward, Thayer, and York Counties.

Provides preschool to children from ages 3 to 5. Provides Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack are provided for children attending.

The Head Start program is a full day, full week preschool experience for low-income and disabled children 3-5 years old. The Head Start approach addresses the educational, health, nutrition, social, mental health and literacy needs of the children. Children participate in activities that promote motor, language, social/emotional, cognitive skills, literacy, science and math. All classrooms provide an inclusive environment for children with disabilities. Nutritious breakfast, lunch and snack are provided daily through the CACFP program and Head Start partners with Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness to help children and families learn about healthy, local foods.
Early Head Start is a home visitation program that provides services to eligible pregnant women and children ages birth to 3 years old. The program conducts home visits in the family's home and provides opportunities for group socialization. Early Head Start Home Visitors will also provide guidance for children's transition to Head Start or other preschool programs once the child turns three years old.

Education services to families experiencing low income who have children birth to age five.

Head Start has center based services for children 3-5 years.

Home-based services for families with children birth to age 3.

Early Head Start has center based services for children 6 weeks-3 years whose parents are working or attending school.

Information on education, health, nutrition, mental health, child development, parenting skills and disabilities.

Social and recreational activities include:
Fitness, sports facilities and programs include gym, pool, and weight room
Youth programs
Skill training classes
Parent-child activities
Senior Citizen fitness
Child Care and summer school age child care
Pre-school on site

Services

Day Camps
Extended Child Care
Y Facilities
Early Childhood Education
Child Care Centers
Team Sports/Leagues
Casa Central provides comprehensive center-based and home-based options for children to help prepare them to excel in kindergarten and beyond. Casa Central welcomes children with special needs.
Little Hands Pre-School provides learning and development programs for young children and toddlers younger than preschool age.
El Valor's Children's Programs support families through seamless, comprehensive programming that fosters creative and innovative child development services, parental involvement, multiculturalism, and respect. Children's development, including children with special needs, is strengthened through relationship building, community partnerships, professional leadership, strong management systems, and family advocacy. El Valor works with more than 4,000 children under the age of five, 20% of whom are diagnosed with a developmental or physical disability.
Trinity United Church of Christ Child Care Centers - Dr. Deton J. Brooks Child Care Center offers a preschool curriculum through the Head Start program. The program provides an environment for young children to improve their cognitive, motor, and social skills.
Kid'z Colony Daycare provides year-round full and part-time education in the Chicagoland Area for infants and children starting at thirteen months of age. They also offer the assistance of many government programs allowing children to develop the skills they need to advance and achieve more in education and in life. Programs include early learning, preschool, Head Start, and kindergarten.

Services

Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
Extended Child Care
Child Care Centers
Summer Camps
Community Based Preschools
Kindergartens
The Salvation Army Head Start and Early Head Start programs give at-risk children the same chances every child deserves. They provide comprehensive services to low-income children and families, including healthy meals and snacks, assistance with medical and dental care, educational field trips, and support services to the family. Parent involvement is encouraged and children with disabilities are welcomed.
The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Services include parenting and prenatal classes.
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. offers Child Development Programs, including Head Start and Early Head Start services for children from birth to age 5, and partnerships with established childcare programs throughout the community.
Lemont Park District provides formal education focusing on cognitive and social development for young children.
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston - Baby Toddler Nursery and IWSE Administrative Offices offer formal education for young children. Families enrolled in this program also have access to free diapers.
La Petite Academy - New Lenox provides a variety of activities in Literacy & Language, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Self-Help & Social Skills. Progress will also be monitored and recorded across five key knowledge areas to demonstrate learning and readiness for entering first grade.
SGA, by way of funding through Start Early, offers Early Head Start and Head Start programs. They use the 'Parents as Teachers' home-based curriculum, which focuses on motor coordination, language and literacy, and social-emotional and cognitive learning through an individualized approach. Services include parent workshops on childcare, health, and transitioning to kindergarten, as well as weekly group socializations and field trips.

Services

School Readiness Programs
Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
KinderCare provides various social and educational programs for children aged 6 weeks through 12 years old across its many locations.

Services

Child Care Centers
Extended Child Care
Kindergartens
Community Based Preschools
Bright Horizons's preschool program includes Independent, teacher-directed, and small-group activities that encourage investigation, exploration, and discovery.
Bobbie Noonan's Child Care provides formal education focusing on cognitive and social development for young children.
Norridge Park District offers early childhood education and preschool programming.