Willow Tree Child Care & Dev Center is a full‑day child care centre in Chicago serving children from infancy through preschool. It operates classroom-based programs for infants, toddlers, two‑ and three‑year‑olds, and pre‑kindergarten and uses a play‑based curriculum combining Creative Curriculum and Reggio Emilia practices.
Willow Tree Child Care & Dev Center provides full‑time care for children from infancy through pre‑kindergarten. Programs are organised into classroom groups for infants, toddlers, two‑ and three‑year‑olds, and preschool-aged children, and the centre emphasises parent–teacher partnership and family involvement.
The centre uses Creative Curriculum as a foundation for planning and implements elements of the Reggio Emilia approach, including documentation and child portfolios. Classrooms are arranged into developmental learning areas and lesson planning blends teacher‑initiated activities with projects based on children’s interests.
Daily schedule information published for the centre notes a morning breakfast, a catered hot lunch at midday and an afternoon snack. Individual classroom descriptions indicate age‑appropriate routines: the infant classroom emphasises structure, floor play and sensory activities; toddler and two‑to‑three classrooms focus on motor skills, language and self‑help; the preschool program covers social‑emotional skills, self‑help, motor development and letter/number work within two‑week thematic units.
Full‑day care focused on establishing routines, floor play, tummy time and sensory projects; the classroom description notes three full‑time staff for a class of seven infants to support individual care.
Theme‑based classroom that targets gross and fine motor development, early language use and self‑help skills through sensory bins and art projects.
Classroom activities are designed to build problem‑solving, communication and independence using themed projects and discovery centres.
Focuses on self‑help, social‑emotional development, gross and fine motor skills, and early literacy and numeracy through two‑week thematic units and a weekly letter focus.
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