I came across this daycare because my husband and I were looking for a daycare closer to home for our infant son. I spoke with the director, Diane, who operates this facility location. It is a local family run business. Diane was very welcoming and open to answer all my questions.
You can book daytime tours only! There are times during the day that are not preferred given the childrens feeding schedule. So call and confirm your tour time. For parents who work during core hours (9-5), this might be hard to manage. There are no virtual tour options, and the website does not do this place any justice. This daycare offers infant to preschool options. They accept vouchers and cash. This facility is first come, first served. Hot meals are provided and made in-house. This location has a 9am drop-off requirement and no open door policy. So if your little appointments make them later in the day or you will not be able to attend for the day. The director informed me that they allow a one-time late drop-off for a medical appointment. If your child has therapy offsite, this might be a challenge.
This facility does not have a designated treatment room, but they will make sure you have space in another room. All sheets are washed daily. Parents are encouraged to bring in formula so staff can make it onsite instead of preparing bottles. Wipes are provided. I believe they use water wipes.
I would have loved to select this place as a new school for my son, but they are first come, first served. Diane will not hold spots, especially for cash paying families. So they do not accept deposits. Although they ask families to give them 2 weeks' notice when they are withdrawing from the school. There are no evening or afternoon tour options. Although this facility is open to midnight, you cannot setup an evening tour. Which was a challenge for us as my husband travels and can't take off from work to do daytime tours.
After completing a tour trying to get my husband off to come in during the daytime hours, I was informed the infant spot was filled. So my husband was never able to see tour the facility. I called a little around two weeks to see if I could schedule a late afternoon tour, and Diane had another spot available in her infant classroom. Unfortunately, she was not able to accommodate our schedule. This is unfortunate as local families such us usually end up spending our dollars at facilities in the South Loop and West Loop and not supporting local minority businesses. read more