Our Programs

Infants (6 weeks-15 months)

This is the beginning of an amazing journey for your baby! In addition to lots of cuddling and love, we will guide them through all of their milestones and help them develop their love for learning. This childcare road will include lots of play and a focus on gaining knowledge through the five senses. We teach both the infants and toddlers basic sign language and utilize books and music to develop vocabulary. Communication with parents is so important! We utilize an app called ‘Brightwheel’ to keep you updated on what your child is doing while they are at our center. It will include information such as feeding times, type/amount of foods eaten, diaper changes, any medications that were administered, and other details about the child’s day through pictures and videos!

Toddlers (15-24 months)

The toddlers are beginning to learn how to participate in organized group activities such as music, story time, arts and crafts, etc. At our child center, we learn through purposeful play and the children enjoy hands on activities. We love to get messy!

Here is a small glimpse of the fun stuff we do to assure your children are reaching their developmental goals:

  • Activities that require taking turns

  • Lots of dramatic play

  • Books to increase vocabulary

  • Music to develop large muscle control

  • Focus on social emotional skills

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The link below provides the State of Illinois child development standards for ages 0-3 that we guide your infant towards achieving at Life Long Learners.

Two Year Olds

We are a play-based daycare center and we use all five senses on all our learning. They activities we provide are so fun and engaging they kids don’t even know they are working hard! Your child is working hard to become a good friend and understand behaviors in different social situations. We are here to support them in find who they are and where they are going.

how to be “big kids”. The days in this classroom are more structured than in the toddler class, prepping them for the Preschool classes. lots and lots of POTTY TRAINING goes on in this classroom!!! Yes, that’s right learning to use the potty is an important life skill essential to developing independence, and our teachers are PROs at partnering with you on this. Teachers are also working with your child on small motor skills such as holding crayons/pencils and cutting with scissors as well as the basic abc’s and 123’s

The link below provides State of Illinois child development standards that we guide your infant towards achieving at Life Long Learners:

https://www.isbe.net/documents/early_learning_standards.pdf

Here is a small glimpse of the fun stuff we do to assure your children are reaching their developmental goals:

  • Many Activities involving shapes, numbers, colors, letters, patterns, cause and effect, sorting

  • Provide activities to grow vocabulary, such as reading books, games and a lot of trial and error activities

  • Problem solving strategies

  • Music and dramatic play to encourage them to openly participate in new activities or situations

  • Activities that focus on building relationships with peers and adults

  • Music and movement to develop large muscles and coordination

  • Crafts, dramatic play, child lead center, we follow the child interests

Preschool (3-5 years)

We are a play based, Reggio inspired preschool. We believe play is a child’s work. We like to include all 5 senses in our learning while also including natural and loose parts and bring much our learning out into our outdoor classroom. We focus on academic skills needed to thrive in the school systems, as well as social emotional skills. Your child will not only enter Kindergarten at the top of their class academically, they will also be a kind, understanding and empathetic friend. We focus on enhancing your child’s confidence and independence by providing activities to help them become problem solvers and lifelong learners. Preschool classroom jobs introduce the concepts of responsibility and dependability to your child.

Here is a small glimpse of the fun stuff we do to help your children reach their developmental goals:

  • Science experiments to sharpen our prediction skills

  • Variety of loose parts to encourage imagination and problem solving skills.

  • Caring for class pet

  • Environmental awareness through recycling, composting and gardening