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Smart Love Preschool is an early childhood program in Chicago that offers playschool and preschool classes with supplemental options such as lunch-bunch, extended day, and a kindergarten program. The program emphasizes play-based learning and social-emotional development guided by the Smart Love approach.
Smart Love Preschool provides playschool and preschool programs in Chicago for young children, with options that include morning classes and supplemental programs such as lunch-bunch, extended day, and a four-day kindergarten option. The school operates with rolling admissions and offers financial aid on an as-needed basis, subject to availability.
The program emphasizes a positive, play-based introduction to school that supports children’s social-emotional growth, curiosity, confidence, and independence. Classrooms are described as child-centered with open-ended play and accessible materials; academic concepts are integrated through imaginative and hands-on activities. Teachers use practices focused on emotional support and loving regulation to help children manage feelings and rejoin play.
Outdoor learning features include organic gardens and a greenhouse used as living classrooms for planting, caring for, and harvesting plants, which connect children to science, nutrition, math, and the environment. Typical classroom activities mentioned include building, dramatic play scenarios, and other explorations that encourage problem-solving and cooperation.
Teachers receive regular professional support including weekly one-on-one mentoring with the preschool director, weekly team meetings, and ongoing consultations. Staff training includes fulfillment of DCFS requirements, annual in-service training, and pediatric CPR and first aid certification on a biennial basis.
Morning playschool sessions offered in multi-day attendance options during the 2026–27 school year; schedules and day options are published in the program schedules.
Supplemental lunch-bunch options available to playschool families as additional half-day offerings during the 2026–27 school year.
Morning preschool sessions provided in multi-day attendance options for the 2026–27 school year; program schedules detail available day patterns.
Supplemental offerings for preschool families, including lunch-bunch, extended day, a kindergarten program, and a full-day option, listed for the 2026–27 school year.
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