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Elm Tree Christian Child Care is a non-profit early childhood center in Villa Park that accepts children aged 2–5 for half-day and full-day preschool and pre-kindergarten programs. The center is licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and offers a play-based Christian curriculum.
Elm Tree Christian Child Care in Villa Park provides early childhood care and education for children ages 2–5. The center operates as a non-profit and is licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Programs are available as half-day or full-day options.
Instruction is play-based and classroom activities are planned weekly from observations of children’s interests. Classrooms include interest areas such as blocks, art, science, math, manipulatives, sensory, dramatic play, a writing center and a cozy book area. The center uses Creative Curriculum and Handwriting Without Tears in preschool, and Creative Curriculum plus Jolly Phonics, Heggerty phonics and Handwriting Without Tears in the pre-K classroom. A Christian curriculum component includes Bible lessons and the Godly Play method.
Meals follow a monthly curated menu and include breakfast, an AM snack, lunch and a PM snack. The center runs a literacy initiative called "100 Books Before Kindergarten," distributing age-appropriate picture books to enrolled children over a multi-year period and inviting community sponsorship to support the program.
The center lists a director and teaching staff with early childhood credentials and certifications. Staff qualifications shown include Early Childhood Education credentials, Infant/Toddler credentials, Illinois director credentials, Illinois State Food Sanitation Manager license and CPR/First Aid certification. Classrooms use the ProCare app for daily communication with families.
A classroom focused on meeting age-appropriate developmental milestones, routines and encouraging growing independence. Teachers plan weekly based on children’s interests and observe daily learning to scaffold development.
A classroom that builds on preschool skills and focuses on school readiness for kindergarten, with interest areas and literacy and handwriting instruction included in the weekly program.
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