Care-A-Lot Early Learning Center, Inc is a year‑round early learning center in Chicago that offers programs for toddlers, preschoolers, pre‑kindergarten children and school‑age students, including a before‑and‑after school program and a summer day camp.
Care‑A‑Lot operates year‑round as an early learning center serving toddlers through school‑age children. Program offerings include toddler, preschool and pre‑kindergarten classrooms, a before‑and‑after school program for elementary students and a summer day camp for children who have completed kindergarten.
Classrooms use age‑appropriate curricula with activities in language arts and pre‑reading, numbers, science, music, creative art, dramatic play, sensory education and large and small motor skill development. Teachers provide daily information sheets and conduct child evaluations; parent/teacher conferences are available.
The center has an enclosed outdoor play lot for regular outdoor time. Meals are prepared by an external catering service and the menu on file highlights organic poultry and milk and locally sourced fruits and vegetables; an alternative menu is offered for children with allergies or for vegetarian/vegan diets.
Teachers at the center are described as experienced with low staff turnover; staff certifications cited include First Aid/CPR, food management and sanitation and related child‑care health trainings. Published ratios are: Toddlers 1:5; Preschool 1:8; Pre‑Kindergarten 1:10. Enrollment requires a registration fee and an advance tuition payment to hold a spot; a parent policy manual is provided to families.
A nurturing program for children 15 to 24 months with age‑appropriate activities, child‑level materials and a focus on comfort, security and early skill development.
Program for potty‑trained two and three year olds emphasizing small motor skills, socialization, music, story time, dramatic play and large motor development.
Pre‑K classroom focused on early reading skills, printing, letter and number recognition, more complex art projects and introduction to structured classroom rules.
Program for elementary school children offering rest, play, arts and crafts, music, computer activities and homework help; attendance available before school, after school, or both.
Day camp for children who have completed kindergarten (ages 6–12) featuring daily field trips and weekly swimming lessons at a local YMCA.
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