Guiding Hands Academy Incorporated is a dual-language daycare and early-learning centre in Westmont, Illinois, serving children from 6 weeks through 12 years. The centre provides bilingual English–Spanish instruction alongside a theme-based early learning curriculum aligned with national and state guidelines.
Guiding Hands Academy is a daycare and early-learning centre for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years. The centre operates a bilingual program in English and Spanish and describes its facility as spacious and equipped to support classroom and play activities.
The programme uses the Experience Early Learning materials, incorporating the Mother Goose Time and Little Goose curriculum and mapping content to appropriate early-learning guidelines and Illinois learning standards. Instruction is theme based across multiple domains, including language and literacy, mathematics, science, creative arts, social–emotional development, physical health and safety, and approaches to learning. Lessons incorporate open-ended questions, scaffolding, dramatic play, and reflection time to encourage inquiry and critical thinking.
An infant classroom focused on nurturing relationships, sensory and motor development, and early bilingual exposure through songs, stories and one-on-one care.
A toddler program that emphasizes social skills, vocabulary development, and fine and gross motor activities with English and Spanish interactions.
Early-preschool classrooms support emerging speech and social behaviors, introduce classroom rules and problem-solving, and develop self-care and potty-training skills.
Preschool activities build independence, early literacy and numeracy concepts, fine-motor skills and peer relationships with teacher- and child-guided projects.
A pre-kindergarten program that emphasizes kindergarten readiness with individualized instruction, subject development and continued bilingual interactions.
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Before- and after-school care with homework support, supplemental reading and math practice, and a seasonal summer camp program with field trips and themed activities.
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