I would like to give a huge shoutout to Stacy from Illinois Action for Children!…read moreOne of my best and easiest calls to IAFC I've had. She was friendly, helpful and was able to help with exactly what I called for. Thank you so much again!

no hay nadie en la oficina de la 87 que habla español. siempre tengo que esperar mucho tiempo para…read moreque busquen a alguien deben de tener más gente que hable español esto no es justo . Nunca hay nadie que nos pueda ayudar cuando dejamos las formas . mínimo una persona debe estar en frente para ayudarnos esto no hace sentir bien a nosotros los que no hablamos inglés. ayuden

Run away! They charge fake fees, won't show you an invoice and no teachers just aids that get paid…read morelittle. Save yourself the headache they are a complete ripoff

I was new to the idea of Montessori when we enrolled my son in the AMA primary classroom this fall…read moreand his growth this year is beyond our wildest dreams. Our son has shown growth both in academic skill but also as a curious and self sufficient young man. It is fantastic to see the Montessori curriculum trickle into other aspects of his life and every day I love the stories he tells about his day. This really was the best place for him and I cannot recommend the staff and teachers more.

My son started going here around 4 months old and has been there for about 4 months now and he…read moreloves it! I was nervous at first as a first time mom dropping my baby off with "strangers", but he has had a great experience. The school uses an app to communicate sleep, bottles, bathroom and other notes during the day. You can message the teachers or admins directly too. I usually get 3-4 pictures during the day to see what he's doing and feel like I can always quickly get in touch with someone if I need to. His teacher, Ms. Tiffany, really loves him and he gets the biggest smile when he sees her in the morning. There are other teachers that float or care for him during the day at times, (Ms. Jessica, Maira, Leslie and Lydia as examples) and they are all really kind and care about the kids. In the infant rooms they have story time, do bubbles, sing, play with toys, etc. He rolled, sits, and started crawling, and I think that's because of the good skill development time he gets during the day. Ms. Tiffany really cares about his development and talks to me about the things he's working on and how we can help him. He's also getting good social experience interacting with other babies and adults! Your daycare should be an extension of your family because this person/people will be caring for and helping your child grow, and we feel great about our decision to go here with Ms. Tiffany and the crew!

Our experience with the teacher during our child's transition in September last year was quite…read moreunpleasant. One morning in late September, when I dropped my kid off he DID HIDE himself under the cubby shelf when seeing his teacher. It broke my heart to hear him telling me 'Mommy I want to go' when seeing his teacher. Few weeks before that incident my kid refused to go to TGS which raised our concerns. As a mother I am not quite happy with how one teacher at TGS treated my kid, period.

I cannot recommend this daycare enough. My baby girl is well cared for and happy to go to her…read more'school' each day. Varied and stimulating age appropriate activities each day. Flexibility in the care options is super important to us as well. Our little girl has a health condition that the center have been AMAZING at dealing with and I have had no concerns about their ability to manage it during the day - she has been making awesome progress. The communication, information and authentic approach means a lot. I personally feel that there are some people that have little to no appreciation for how much goes into caring for other peoples children. Lovely director, great safe space, transparent communication and caring teachers!

I'm so glad to see others speaking out about this place--it's given me the courage to share my own…read moreexperience. I had concerns from the start, and over time, they only grew. Communication was poor, and certain behaviors left me uncomfortable. I made the decision to move my child, and it was the right choice. I can't recommend this daycare to any parent--please explore other options for your child.

We were only at Green Beginnings for 6 months during the brief time we lived in West Town, but GB…read moremade a lasting impact on me and my family! Special thanks to Krissy who did a virtual tour with us via Zoom when we were still living halfway across the country at the time. Once we moved to Chicago, we really appreciated the first few transitional half-days before the official start date. This not only helped ease our child into a new routine, but also eased our minds as well (so helpful as parents who, at the time, were doing childcare for the first time). We loved the community that existed at the center. Krissy and Katie were great at hosting everything from themed events to monthly family gatherings. All the outings were a fun way to meet and connect with other families. Although we're in the Chicago suburbs now and at a different school, we still think back fondly to our time at GB. Thank you for truly being the first place to make us feel at home in Chicagoland!

After 7.5 years, my family just made our final tuition payment at Green Beginnings and I truly…read morebelieve it to be the best money we have spent in the most formative years of our children's lives. For those of you who are new to the daycare search, you have to know Green Beginnings has the best aspects of whatever it is you are looking for. Admirable, Local Ownership . Green Beginnings is a WOMEN-OWNED, local business, fully operated by two incredible ladies - Katie Darcy and Krissy Ramirez. They are compassionate educators (former CPS kindergarten teachers) and contemporary professionals that just genuinely love kids. They run the whole business and when you see Krissy there at 6am every day and Katie there past 6pm every night, you also just see how your money is going to some strong AF, hard-working women who are physically present, emotionally and professionally supporting the staff and families every. single. day. Reliability & Retention But seriously, I swear these women don't take a day off (probably because they know you can't take a day off!). They are reliable and supportive and it shows in how they retain teacher talent for YEARS. Several teachers that cared for my almost 8 year old as an infant are STILL THERE and they are happy and thriving. (For those of you who are new to the daycare search, this is not the normal. Often times, the door on daycares rotates so quickly it's concerning, but not at Green Beginnings). I see the same teachers welcome my son every single morning and he runs to them willingly, always excited about the day ahead. Teachers The teachers are warm and loving, trained in early education, and also excellent communicators. They send thorough email updates once a week that detail all of what your child learned / studied, while not overwhelming you with too much information. Some daycares have an app where they post pictures all day for you, but I think GB is smart and strategic for not doing that. For one, they want the teachers engaging your child instead of pulling out their phone and photographing them. For two, they also want to let you do your job and don't see value in distracting you all day. Routine I have 3 kids and 7 years of sample data with which I can say GB creates kids that are comfortable with schedules and emotionally regulated. The toddlers know how to follow directions and operate many tasks independently before they even turn 2. Very importantly, they also know how to nap. Sustainability The meals/menu at GB are nutritious - organic, sourced locally and filled with variety. (You send their food for the first few months while they're an infant, but after that - all snacks and meals are covered within the tuition). As a result of all the early food exposure, I have some very open-minded eaters that willingly crush fruits and vegetables. Safety, Citizenship & Diversity GB is located on the outskirts of the West Loop, just as you enter West Town. The spot is close enough to the loop to be convenient for downtown commuters, but just far enough outside of the loop to be safe and easy to park. By nature of the location, the surrounding population is truly multicultural and I love that Green Beginnings doesn't shy away. The teachers routinely take the kids on walks around the neighborhood, often over to Union Park to play. I've seen them do it and the way the kids listen to these teachers, cooperate and hold hands is MIND BOGGLING. The staff is so on it they are basically training your toddler in city safety. Doing so makes you child safety-minded citizens when on walks with you too! Front Desk I can't sleep on the administrative support and front desk staff at GB. They are a treasure. Again, the same trusted women have greeted us every day of the 7 years we've gone there; they keep chit chat short, warm and 100% non-judging (and there were LOTS of mornings that merited judgement!). If you need paperwork for taxes or a schedule adjustment - they've got you. They're easy to communicate with and quick to respond to email. Affordability Lastly (and arguably the most valuable detail) - Green Beginnings is affordable and priced correctly. We're moving and, only because of that, I've recently started looking at the price of alternative child care. The GB monthly tuition is comparable to SOME other full time daycares I've researched but lower and more flexible than MANY. Daycare is a huge expense for most families in the city and GB understands that. They run a lean operation to keep the cost accessible while still paying their team well. Inside the window of their office is a little wooden sign that says "little girls with dreams become women of vision" and seeing it everyday reminds me that their commitment to their careers is what has fully allowed me to commit to mine. I'm eternally grateful to them for providing our family this incredible foundation for the last 8 years.

My son is learning a lot at this day care, he loves coming back so they must be doing something…read moreright.

From the owner: The mission of Little Einsteins Academy is to enhance young children's development through speech &…read morelanguage, social & emotional, health & safety, parent education and enriched home environments. We services children ages 3 mos. to 5 years old. The goals of our center are: 1. To help children build healthy self-esteem, sense of trust and a feeling of security; because how they see themselves and their places in the world will affect everything they do in life. 2. To help children socialize in a positive manner with other children, as well as significant adults, since throughout life all children will be interacting with others. 3. To help children discover, learn, understand, and experience as many things as possible in appropriate activities and to grow and develop into strong, healthy human beings. 4. To build a fruitful working relationship between home and school that will help the family to build a strong foundation for the growth that is to come.

I am grateful for the quality education and support my son received at St.Nicholas Cathedral…read moreSchool. My son started studying at this school from PK-3. We are happy to work with you for the second year, because I see the results. Thank you, school, principal and teachers for the fact that my child goes to school with pleasure. A school where it is comfortable, cozy and warm. The school has many additional activities that contribute to the development of a child's various abilities.

Coming from Europe, we have a different idea of what early education looks like. My son is 6 years…read moreold and he's been in this school for 2 years. He can already read and do basic math. The teachers are very kind and teach the kids discipline. The school provides lots of activities for the kids, including sports and Friday church. Additionally, they do a lot of field trips, and my favourite - extracurricular activities exploring European/Eastern European culture.

I am teacher at this school and I'm writing this review from that perspective…read more I worked here part-time for a couple years (2011-13) when the school was still very young and in it's initial location. It was a positive and supportive place then. I returned in the fall of 2019 and I have never been happier and felt more supported in any work environment. I am so glad to have come back. With the time away, I can readily see how the school has grown and improved. I have never worked at an educational institution that is so deeply committed to equity and inclusion, where the entire faculty is actively, enthusiastically, and humbly engaged in discussions around that. My understanding and appreciation of the world is being nourished here. I have been supported with funding for many professional development workshops. I have been regularly supported by my colleagues, who really support each other with positive energy, ideas, discussions, brain storming, helping hands, and challenging each other to strive for better and better. At the heart of it all is a focus on the children and the understanding that we are the best teachers when we are supported day-to-day and in professional development, and when we are growing as human beings and striving as much as we ask the children to do.

what an amazing place to bring a child from the teacher to the students themselves...I love this…read moreschool and alw will

Our daughter has been going to LGTH since she was 5 months old and now she is almost one. Honestly,…read morethis place wasn't our first choice, or even our second choice, but I am so glad we picked this location. Every Director and teacher is so nice and caring, but if you have an infant, the Lilac room is where you need to be. All the teachers in that room are amazing, but the lead teacher, Ms Brianna is amazing. Kind, thorough, sweet, organized, and keeps the class fun. We get updates all throughout the day with lots is pictures of our daughter having fun at music and Spanish class. We love all the culture she is being exposed too! We will be sad to leave if we ever have to move neighborhoods. 10/10 so far.

Worked here for 9 years. This place has high turnovers staffing especially upper management…read more Little green is not what it used to be. Their enrollment has drastically dropped and it shows when entering the school. The facility is dirty and cluttered. The rooms are not regularly cleaned not mopped, vacuumed, or especially deep cleaning the rugs regularly. The infant rooms are filthy. children who wear white or light colored clothing will not be that color during pickup that be the first sign of their "cleanliness". It's a pricy daycare 2,500 for full time children but the portion sizes for meals are not sufficient for children (same portion for an infant & a 4 year old). Ask to see pictures of portion size. The laundry machine has black mold growing for years. Children's clothes and toys are washed daily in hazardous filth. The enrollment director will say anything just for you to sign up, half of the times lies. Especially the rooftop it's not a play space it once used to be. The play structure is falling apart and the wood is rotting. Hence, why they don't tour the rooftop. They try pushing the "green environmental organic trend" nothing green about this place. The cloth organic diaper system was once great also falling apart. Cloth diapers come in shredded from being old, not cleaned properly many times cloths come in with previous stains. There was 2 incidents were an infant teacher broke a 6 month old infants leg. Same teacher burnt a child's leg causing 3rd degree burns. Nothing was done to the teacher, teacher still continues her journey with the place. Please be careful enrolling your children. This place sweeps everything under the rug to keep them afloat. Double think about your precious little one. This is not the daycare you want to enroll.

My son was at this school 2015 to 2017. He was in the Montessori program with Ms Robin who had zero…read morecompassion for kids; I am still mad at myself for staying for that long. I hope the new principal has turned things around because that was not the type of environment I would want to see kids in. There is a possibility that this is an ok school and i was just unfortunate with the teacher my son had + the principal at the time.

I love this school ! It's cozy where everyone knows everyone. The teachers give their all to their…read morestudents. The students excel. I love that it is faith based and includes the hearing impaired.