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Family Focus offers a comprehensive preschool program promotes school readiness, and provides nutritious meals and free medical and dental services. The teachers are accredited, and their seven state-of-the-art classrooms are filled with educational toys and learning tools, featuring age-appropriate centers for science, literacy, block building and construction, dramatic play and clay, paint, sand, and water exploration.
Family Focus offers a comprehensive preschool program promotes school readiness, and provides nutritious meals and free medical and dental services. The teachers are accredited, and their seven state-of-the-art classrooms are filled with educational toys and learning tools, featuring age-appropriate centers for science, literacy, block building and construction, dramatic play and clay, paint, sand, and water exploration.
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Community Based Preschools
Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
Mary Crane Center offers Early Head Start and Head Start programs. Free diapers are also made available to families with children already enrolled at Mary Crane Center or that are participating in their Home-Based programs.
Mary Crane Center offers Early Head Start and Head Start programs. Free diapers are also made available to families with children already enrolled at Mary Crane Center or that are participating in their Home-Based programs.
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Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
Illinois Action for Children offers a safe, high-quality education with qualified teachers and staff at IAFC's Early Learning Programs. They will also have healthy, nutritious meals and access to transportation (some restrictions do apply). Income-eligible children up to five years old are welcome, including children with special needs.
Illinois Action for Children offers a safe, high-quality education with qualified teachers and staff at IAFC's Early Learning Programs. They will also have healthy, nutritious meals and access to transportation (some restrictions do apply). Income-eligible children up to five years old are welcome, including children with special needs.
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Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
ABC Preschool offers Head Start programming that provides services to preschool children and their families who have incomes at or below the Federal poverty level. The development program provides services for children with a focus on education, socio-emotional development, physical and mental health, and nutrition. Priority is given to children with disabilities. They also offer hearing and vision screenings for their students.
ABC Preschool offers Head Start programming that provides services to preschool children and their families who have incomes at or below the Federal poverty level. The development program provides services for children with a focus on education, socio-emotional development, physical and mental health, and nutrition. Priority is given to children with disabilities. They also offer hearing and vision screenings for their students.
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.
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.
Allison's Infant and Toddler Center's Head Start program provides free childcare for eligible infants and toddlers in South Chicago, Grand Crossing, Roseland, and the East Side communities. The programs offer flexible full-day, full-year programming.
Allison's Infant and Toddler Center's Head Start program provides free childcare for eligible infants and toddlers in South Chicago, Grand Crossing, Roseland, and the East Side communities. The programs offer flexible full-day, full-year programming.
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Early Head Start Sites
Head Start Sites
Little Angels Family Day Care provides formal education focusing on cognitive and social development for young children.
Little Angels Family Day Care provides formal education focusing on cognitive and social development for young children.
The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Services include parenting and prenatal classes.
The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Services include parenting and prenatal classes.
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Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
Illinois Action for Children offers a safe, high-quality education with qualified teachers and staff at IAFC's Early Learning Programs. They will also have healthy, nutritious meals and access to transportation (some restrictions do apply). Income-eligible children up to five years old are welcome, including children with special needs.
Illinois Action for Children offers a safe, high-quality education with qualified teachers and staff at IAFC's Early Learning Programs. They will also have healthy, nutritious meals and access to transportation (some restrictions do apply). Income-eligible children up to five years old are welcome, including children with special needs.
Services
Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
Montessori Foundations of Chicago offers a program prioritizing the developmental needs of children who are between two and three years old, particularly in the areas of independence, sense of order, language expansion, refinement of movement, socialization, and toilet learning.
Montessori Foundations of Chicago offers a program prioritizing the developmental needs of children who are between two and three years old, particularly in the areas of independence, sense of order, language expansion, refinement of movement, socialization, and toilet learning.
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Head Start Sites
Graham Cracker's Day Care Center offers a Head Start program. They support the mental, social, and emotional development of children from age 3 to age 5. Head Start services are responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage.
Graham Cracker's Day Care Center offers a Head Start program. They support the mental, social, and emotional development of children from age 3 to age 5. Head Start services are responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage.
Allison's Infant and Toddler Center's Head Start program provides free childcare for eligible infants and toddlers in South Chicago, Grand Crossing, Roseland, and the East Side communities. The programs offer flexible full-day, full-year programming.
Allison's Infant and Toddler Center's Head Start program provides free childcare for eligible infants and toddlers in South Chicago, Grand Crossing, Roseland, and the East Side communities. The programs offer flexible full-day, full-year programming.
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Early Head Start Sites
Head Start Sites
El Hogar Del Niño's preschool program combines Head Start and Child Care to offer full-day, year-long programming to at-risk children 3-5 years old. This full-day model allows parents to work full-time or pursue their education while knowing their children are in a safe, caring learning environment.With the Creative Curriculum for Preschool, teachers develop their students' social/emotional, cognitive, physical, and language skills through engaging activities and focused lesson plans. Quarterly student assessments allow their teachers to track individual progress in each child and tailor learning experiences to support advancement is critical need areas.
El Hogar Del Niño's preschool program combines Head Start and Child Care to offer full-day, year-long programming to at-risk children 3-5 years old. This full-day model allows parents to work full-time or pursue their education while knowing their children are in a safe, caring learning environment.With the Creative Curriculum for Preschool, teachers develop their students' social/emotional, cognitive, physical, and language skills through engaging activities and focused lesson plans. Quarterly student assessments allow their teachers to track individual progress in each child and tailor learning experiences to support advancement is critical need areas.
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Head Start Sites
Chicago Commons provides Early Childhood Education (ECE) services for children aged six weeks to 5 years old in Pilsen, Humboldt Park, and Back of the Yards. They also partner with 22 other locations in 18 different Chicago neighborhoods.
Chicago Commons provides Early Childhood Education (ECE) services for children aged six weeks to 5 years old in Pilsen, Humboldt Park, and Back of the Yards. They also partner with 22 other locations in 18 different Chicago neighborhoods.
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Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
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.
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.
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Child Care Centers
Early Head Start Sites
Head Start Sites
Center for Independence offers the Parent and Baby/Toddler Program, which provides motor training programs based on the principles of Conductive Education for children with physical disabilities. Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Conductive Education Teachers work with parents and babies to help build strength and teach fundamental skills that lead to independence. This program is for babies or toddlers who are medically stable and cleared for therapy, motivated by a peer environment and are able to functionally see and hear. This program's philosophy is that the earlier therapy is started, the sooner the baby or toddler will meet developmental milestones. This program meets 2 mornings a week for 2.5 hours.
Center for Independence offers the Parent and Baby/Toddler Program, which provides motor training programs based on the principles of Conductive Education for children with physical disabilities. Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Conductive Education Teachers work with parents and babies to help build strength and teach fundamental skills that lead to independence. This program is for babies or toddlers who are medically stable and cleared for therapy, motivated by a peer environment and are able to functionally see and hear. This program's philosophy is that the earlier therapy is started, the sooner the baby or toddler will meet developmental milestones. This program meets 2 mornings a week for 2.5 hours.
Shining Star Child Development offers Head Start, a Federal program for preschool children from low-income families.
Shining Star Child Development offers Head Start, a Federal program for preschool children from low-income families.
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Head Start Sites
Henry Booth House provides a preschool curriculum through the Head Start program.
Henry Booth House provides a preschool curriculum through the Head Start program.
The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Services include parenting and prenatal classes.
The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Services include parenting and prenatal classes.
Services
Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
Little Kids Village Learning Center provides day care services that include educational development programs for young children, complete with graduation ceremony.
Little Kids Village Learning Center provides day care services that include educational development programs for young children, complete with graduation ceremony.
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Child Care Centers
Head Start Sites
Community Based Preschools
Allison's Infant and Toddler Center's Head Start program provides free childcare for eligible infants and toddlers in South Chicago, Grand Crossing, Roseland, and the East Side communities. The programs offer flexible full-day, full-year programming.
Allison's Infant and Toddler Center's Head Start program provides free childcare for eligible infants and toddlers in South Chicago, Grand Crossing, Roseland, and the East Side communities. The programs offer flexible full-day, full-year programming.
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Early Head Start Sites
Head Start Sites
Early childhood education services for children between 0-5 years of age, for at-risk families. Both home-based and center-based services offered.
Early childhood education services for children between 0-5 years of age, for at-risk families. Both home-based and center-based services offered.
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Head Start Grantee/Delegate Agencies
Early education programs for children ages birth to five years. A searchable database of Head Start sites is available through the website.
Early education programs for children ages birth to five years. A searchable database of Head Start sites is available through the website.
The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Services include parenting and prenatal classes.
The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn offers Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Services include parenting and prenatal classes.
Services
Head Start Sites
Early Head Start Sites
Little Kids Village Learning Center provides day care services that include educational development programs for young children, complete with graduation ceremony.
Little Kids Village Learning Center provides day care services that include educational development programs for young children, complete with graduation ceremony.
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Child Care Centers
Head Start Sites
Community Based Preschools