Green Bean Day School And Nursery is a family-owned early childhood center in Chicago’s River North neighborhood serving children from six weeks through six years. The program follows a Reggio Emilia–inspired, play- and project-based curriculum and emphasizes long-term inquiries, mixed-age learning, and collaboration with families.
Green Bean Day School And Nursery is a small, family-owned early childhood center serving infants through kindergarten-age children. The program serves children aged six weeks to six years and has operated since 2009.
The curriculum is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and centers on project-based, inquiry-driven learning. Long-term projects and open-ended investigation are used to integrate language, social studies, science, dramatic play and arts. Teachers act as guides and design a yearly curriculum that responds to each group’s interests, with opportunities for children to take responsibility, make decisions and learn in mixed-aged groupings.
Meals and snacks are provided through a partnership with a local school-lunch provider that operates a zero-waste kitchen; the program highlights composting and recycling as part of its food practices. The facility also offers space rental for parties and events.
Full-day care for infants with a curriculum that emphasizes sensory experiences, responsive caregiving and documentation of developmental progress.
A program for younger toddlers focusing on exploration, language and motor skill development within a play-based classroom.
Classroom for older toddlers with planned projects and opportunities for social and cognitive growth; half-day and full-day scheduling options are offered.
Preschool program that integrates arts, science and social studies through long-term projects and child-led inquiry; available as half-day or full-day.
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