Early Childhood Education & Daycare Programs in Chicago
From nurturing infant care to structured pre-kindergarten readiness—delivering the Intelligent Learning Curriculum across Lincoln Park, West Town, and Grand & Leavitt.
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Licensed by the State of Illinois
Low Teacher - Child Ratios
3 Chicago Locations
iLearn Center Program Overview
The educators at iLearn Center Daycare provide children with intelligent learning curriculum which bring a holistic approach to learning. We strive to build the child through our lessons, play, arts, language, and home connections, in order to lay the foundation for life-long love of learning and success.
INFANT & TODDLERS
Add-On’s (Optional):
Preschool
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PRE-KINDERGARDEN
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Included Curriculum Enrichments (Optional Opt-In)
Every iLearn Center program includes access to our specialized enrichment modules—such as language immersion, music, and sensory movement—at no additional cost. Participation is entirely optional, allowing you to customize your child's daily learning experience.
Infants & Toddlers Program
(6 Weeks – 2 Years)
Nurturing Milestones, Gentle Routines & Sensory Discovery
Our infant and toddler care mirrors the warmth of home while building foundational neural pathways. We maintain low caregiver-to-child ratios, safe sanitization protocols, and individual schedules tailored to each child's feeding and sleeping rhythm.
Feature Highlights: Tummy time, sensory art stations, motor development, daily parent app updates.
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Discovery Pre- School Program
(2 – 3 Years)
Building Social Confidence, Language Skills & Early Independence
At 2 to 3 years old, children transition into active discovery. Our preschool curriculum builds verbal expression through circle time, cooperative play, fine motor activities, and gentle social-emotional guidance.
Feature Highlights: Potty-training support, cooperative art projects, guided storytime, early math puzzles.
Pre-Kindergarten Program
(3 – 5 Years)
Academic Foundations & Complete Kindergarten Readiness
Designed to prepare children academically, socially, and emotionally for grade school. Pre-K students engage in structured STEM activities, phonic awareness, creative arts, and group problem-solving.
Feature Highlights: Phonics & early reading, foundational math, science discovery, structured group dynamics.
Enhance Any Program
with Bilingual Immersion
Whichever program your child is enrolled in—Infants, Preschool, or Pre-K—you can choose to integrate our Bilingual Immersion add-on. Children experience daily storytelling, music, and guided play in English, Ukrainian, or Spanish
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A GLIMPSE INTO OUR DAILY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
From morning greetings to quiet afternoon reflection, see how our nurturing teachers create structured, engaging, and safe routines across our Lincoln Park, West Town, and Grand & Leavitt centers.
Seamless Drop-off & Warm Welcomes
Mornings at iLearn Center are designed to be smooth and stress-free for working parents. Families enjoy dedicated 15-minute loading zones at our Grand, Lincoln Park, and West Town centers, along with keyless keypad security entry systems. Children are greeted personally by their long-tenured lead educators, helping them settle comfortably into their morning routine with gentle breakfast options and quiet sensory play.
Morning Discovery & Core Learning
Mornings are dedicated to core cognitive growth and social-emotional discovery. Children gather for Circle Time, where daily routines are introduced alongside hands-on STEM exploration, early phonics, and foundational math concepts. During guided small-group play, children engage with tactile sensory stations, building critical thinking, curiosity, and social confidence.
Fresh Organic Lunch & Rest Time
Healthy minds require wholesome nutrition. Children enjoy freshly prepared, organic meals and balanced snacks served daily across all age programs. Following lunch, classrooms transition into quiet rest and nap time, giving growing bodies time to recharge in clean, sanitized, and peaceful resting spaces. Infants follow their own individualized napping and feeding schedules tailored to their natural rhythms.
Afternoon Enrichment & Multilingual Immersion
Afternoons are full of creative energy and skill-building. Children participate in outdoor motor play, music movement, and guided art expression. As a built-in feature of our curriculum, parents can opt into our Bilingual Immersion track, where teachers weave storytelling, songs, and conversational play in English, Ukrainian, or Spanish—boosting early cognitive flexibility and cultural connection
Afternoon Pick-Up & Daily Parent Updates
We close the day by reflecting on accomplishments and preparing for home. When you arrive for pick-up, your child is ready with their personal belongings, and our educators are there during pick up. Throughout the day, parents receive real-time photos, meal logs, nap reports, and milestone updates directly through our secure parent app.
Afternoon Pick-Up & Daily Parent Updates
We close the day by reflecting on accomplishments and preparing for home. When you arrive for pick-up, your child is ready with their personal belongings, and our educators are there during pick up. Throughout the day, parents receive real-time photos, meal logs, nap reports, and milestone updates directly through our secure parent app.
WHAT CHICAGO PARENTS SAY ABOUT iLEARN CENTER
We have been at iLearn Lincoln Park for 2 years, since my son was 14 weeks. Words cannot express all the gratitude that I have for this place. This place is extremely well organized, extremely clean. Since our son went from Day one, he was extremely well cared for and loved. He was slower than others in his gross motor development (crawling, walking), and the teachers were diligent in doing daily exercises with him. They also serve both organic breakfast and lunch - which is rare for daycares.
Isabella Queen
My two sons (twins) have been at ilearn since they were about six months old until about 4.5. The staff and faculty are amazing, caring, and loving of all the children that are there. They provide individual attention and are communicative with parents and provide a loving environment. All throughout covid they did an amazing job keeping kids safe to the best of their abilities and providing working parents support. If you live in the Lincoln Park or Lakeview area and are looking for a reliable place to care for your children, I cannot recommend iLearn enough.
George Yedinak
This new day care and preschool really is a hidden gem.As a first time mom, I was really nervous about sending my three month old to all-day daycare. Tatiana and her team were absolutely fantastic and re-assuring about having our little one in their care.The location on Ashland is fantastic, with a dedicated loading zone which makes dropping off and picking up your little ones a breeze, especially during the (mild) winter we've been having.
Landon W.
We love iLearn!!! We transferred from the Chicago Ave location because this one is closer to our house. As expected, the teachers are wonderful and Sandra has been great! We cannot say enough good things about iLearn and how they have cared for our kiddos throughout the years. I really love how frequently they are outdoors!
Annie B
Highly recommend iLearn! We've had a great experience in the infant room. You can tell all of the teachers truly care about our son and fill the days with enriching activities (art, walks, story time, etc.). The facilities are so nice and clean. The director Sandra has also been very helpful in accommodating our son's dietary restrictions (the food options are great) and is always super responsive to our questions. Much better experience than our last daycare- definitely recommend!
Cara Couture
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Chicago, IL 60614Tel: 773-360-7702Email: melony@ilearncenter.com
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Chicago, IL 60622Tel: 312-888-9983Email: olha@ilearncenter.com
6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Chicago, IL 60612Tel: 773-312-3570Email: Sandra@ilearncenter.com
6:30 AM – 6:30 PM