Life Long Learners Child Development Ctr is a family-owned child care and preschool in Downers Grove that provides full‑day care for children from infancy through pre‑kindergarten at its Maple Avenue CDC location.
Life Long Learners Child Development Ctr operates a Maple Avenue CDC location with blended, semi-open classrooms intended to create a family-like community. The program serves infants up through pre‑kindergarten and emphasizes small classroom sizes and low teacher-to-child ratios.
The center uses a play-based approach with sensory-rich activities across age groups. Preschool is described as Reggio‑inspired, incorporating loose parts, nature-based learning and classroom jobs to promote responsibility. Programs for infants and toddlers include routines, language supports such as basic sign language, books and music, and an emphasis on social‑emotional skills and self‑regulation.
Care focuses on sensory exploration, milestone support, cuddling and language exposure; daily communication includes photos and notes about feeding, sleep and routines via the Brightwheel app.
Learning through purposeful, hands-on play with activities to build vocabulary, large-motor skills, turn-taking and social‑emotional development.
Program shifts toward more structure to support transition to preschool, with emphasis on potty training, fine‑motor skills and early literacy and numeracy concepts.
A play‑based, Reggio‑inspired curriculum that integrates sensory experiences, loose parts, science exploration and environmental awareness to build academic and social‑emotional skills.
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