Bright Horizons at North Kennicott is an early education center in Arlington Heights serving infants through preschool-age children (the center notes service for ages 1 month–5 years, periodically up through 11). The center uses Bright Horizons' Discovery Driven Learning® approach and offers on-site features such as a STEM-inspired outdoor science lab, dramatic play stage, park-like playgrounds and outdoor gardens.
Bright Horizons at North Kennicott is a Bright Horizons early education center serving children from infancy through preschool (the center lists ages 1 month–5 years, with programs offered periodically up through 11 years). The center presents age-specific classrooms and programs aligned with Bright Horizons’ curriculum frameworks.
The center follows Bright Horizons’ Discovery Driven Learning® approach and the World at Their Fingertips® curriculum, a literacy-based, emergent program that emphasizes learning through play, school readiness, and cross‑cutting elements such as language, math, science, art, and health and wellness.
The center references Bright Horizons’ health and safety practices, which incorporate monitoring of public health guidance and a Health and Wellness component within the curriculum. A local team of teachers and center leadership staff the center and lead classroom programming and family engagement activities.
Infant care is provided within the center’s literacy‑based, developmentally appropriate program, with an emphasis on responsive caregiving and early learning through play.
A program for toddlers that focuses on curiosity, exploration and transitional skills through play‑based activities suited to this age group.
Preschool programming concentrates on school readiness, language and literacy, early math and science, and social‑emotional development using discovery‑driven learning.
Kindergarten preparation supports the skills children need for the transition to elementary school, including foundational literacy, numeracy and social skills.
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