Little Makers STEAM Early Learning Center is an early childhood program in Chicago offering STEAM-focused care for infants through school-age children, with classroom options that include multi-age learning.
Little Makers STEAM Early Learning Center provides early childhood care and education that spans infants through school-age children. The program emphasizes hands-on, exploratory learning and operates classrooms for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children and multi-age groups.
The curriculum is centered on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) and is influenced by the maker movement. Learning is described as experiential: children investigate, test ideas, and iterate. Materials such as loose parts and building supplies are used across age groups, with activities adapted so the same core domains become more complex as children develop.
Family partnerships include daily updates and regular conversations between staff and caregivers to support each child’s development. Leadership and teaching staff are described as holding early childhood and education credentials, with experience in public-school settings and staff members pursuing further early childhood qualifications.
Classroom for infants that integrates sensory exploration and age-appropriate STEAM experiences.
Program for one-year-olds that introduces hands-on exploration and simple STEAM activities.
Two-year-old classroom emphasizing manipulation of tools, testing ideas and early building play.
Preschool program for 3–5 year-olds with more complex problem solving, symbolic math, and STEAM projects.
After-school and school-age care for kindergarten through third grade focusing on STEAM enrichment.
A multi-age classroom model where children of different developmental stages learn together, promoting leadership, collaboration and peer learning.
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