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South Side

Child & Family Development Center, 5467 S. University Ave., Chicago IL 60615, 773-643-0452

Early Childhood Learning Center East, 4910 S. King Dr., Chicago IL 60615, 773-373-2083 Ages: 2-5 Hours: 7:00-6:00 Offering Child Care, Preschool for All, and Head Start programs Sliding scale fees, Parents must be working or in school. COA & NAEYC Accredited

Hyde Park Development Center, 5325 S. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago IL 60615, 773-324-0847

Hyde Park Learning Resource Center, 5114 S Dorchester Ave., Chicago IL 60615, 773-363-5581

Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood, Chicago IL 60615, 773-643-4062

Hyde Park Union Church Nursery School, 5600 S. Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637, 773-363-6063

K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Nursery School, 5039 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago IL 60615, 773-924-1234

Parent Co-op for Early Learning, 5300 S. Shore Dr., Chicago IL 60615, 773-684-6363

Preschool Academy, 4745 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago IL 60615, 773-268-6066

Progressive Community Day Care Center, 56 E. 48th St., Chicago IL 60615, 773-924-6561

School-Age West/21st Century Community Learning Center, 4644 S. Dearborn St., 2nd Floor, Chicago IL 60609, 773-373-3400 Ages: 6-12 Hours: 7:00-6:00 (to 7 PM summer/holidays) Offering School Age Child Care program Sliding scale fees, Parents must be working, in school or in job-training.

Sinai Nursery School, 5039 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago IL 60615, 773-288-1603

Englewood School of Positive Learning, 1118 W. 69th St, #1122, Chicago IL 60621, 773-488-2222

Bernard E. Gentry Day Care Center, 2326 S. Dearborn St, Chicago IL 60616, 312 -842-8558

Bridgeport Child Development Center, 3053 S. Normal, Chicago IL 60616, 773-842-5566

Detour 2 Discovery Day Care Center, 2001 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago IL 60616, 312 -922-2273

Loop Learning Center (Long Grove House), 2001 S. Michigan, Chicago IL 60616, 312-225-8828

Loop Learning Center (South Commons Developmental Institute), 2001 S. Michigan, Chicago IL 60616, 312-225-8830

Valentine After-School Program - Chicago Boys & Girls Club, 3400 S. Emerald, Chicago IL 60616, 773-376-2222

Centers for New Horizons - I.B. Wells Day Care Center, 3641 S. Rhodes Ave., Chicago IL 60653

Chaney Ford Child Care Center, 4526 S. Wabash, Chicago IL 60653, 773-285-8721

Lake Parc Child Care, 3939 S Lake Park Ave., Chicago IL 60653, 773-538-4999

Lincoln-King Day Care Center, 4314 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago IL 60653, 773-747-2310

Centers for New Horizons, 6225 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago IL 60637, 773-667-2065

H.M. Harris YWCA Day Care, 6200 S. Drexel Ave., Chicago IL 60637, 773-667-0014

Hyde Park Union Church Nursery School, 5600 S. Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637, 773-363-6063

Little People Learning Inc. II, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago IL 60637, 773-955-9946

Mother's Touch Day Care, 2501 W. 71st. St., Chicago IL 60637, 773-436-3177

Parkway Day Care Center, 500 E 67th St., Chicago IL 60637, 773-493-1306

Southside YMCA Preschool, 6330 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago IL 60637, 773-947-0700

Southside YMCA School Aged Child Care, 6330 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago IL 60637, 773-947-0700

Vera Thomas Preschool Center, 6450 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago IL 60637, 773-643-9346

Woodlawn Early Childhood Development Center, 950 E. 61st. St., Chicago IL 60637, 773-667-3300

Woodland A.M.E. Church Day Care, 6456 S. Evans Ave., Chicago IL 60637, 773-667-1400

A Primary Kolors Day Care, 318 W. 42nd. St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-213-4201

C.C.C. - Dawson Child Development Center, 3901 S. State St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-451-2133

Centers for New Horizons, 3948 S. State St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-536-2187

Centers for New Horizons, 5140 S. Federal St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-536-0510

Easter Seals Near Southside, 3630 S. Wells St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-548-3614

School-Age East, 4644 S. Dearborn St., 2nd Floor, Chicago IL 60609, 773-373-3400 Ages: 6-12 Hours: 7:00-6:00 (to 7 PM summer/holidays) Offering School Age Child Care programs Sliding scale fees, Parents must be working, in school or in job-training.

Early Childhood Learning Center West, 37 W. 47th St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-373-3400 Ages: 2-5 Hours: 7:00-6:00 Offering Child Care, Preschool for All, and Head Start programs Sliding scale fees, Parents must be working or in school COA & NAEYC Accredited

Early Childhood Learning Center South, 35401 S Wentworth, Chicago IL 60609, 773-451-3400 Ages: 2-5 Hours: 7:00-6:00 Offering Child Care, Preschool for All, and Head Start programs Sliding scale fees, Parents must be working or in school COA & NAEYC Accredited

Grace Mission Daycare, 5332 S. Western Ave., Chicago IL 60609, 773-476-1990

Healthy Living Infant/Toddler DCC, 4410 S State St., Chicago IL 60609, 312 -747-3568

Little Tykes Preschool, 1723 W. 35th. St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-254-7710

New City Day Care Center, 4600 S. McDowell Ave., Chicago IL 60609, 773-376-1657

St Joseph Day Care, 4800 S. Paulina St., Chicago IL 60609, 773-927-2524

Far South Side

Accounters Community Center, 1155 W. 81st. St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-994-5514

Auburn Park Day Care & Kindergarten, 741 W. 79th St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-651-9287

Emmanuel Christian School Day Care, 8301 S. Damen Ave., Chicago IL 60620, 773-239-6829

EYAS Developmental Institute, 1015 W. 79th St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-783-8181

Ezzard Charles School, 7949 S. Ashland, P.O. Box 208079, Chicago IL 60620, 773-487-0227

Highland Day Care Center, 7634 S. Ashland, Chicago IL 60620, 773-874-4180

Jane's Day Care Center, 939 W. 87th St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-874-9460

Kiddie Kottage Day Care Center, 1946 W 87th St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-233-7292

Lolly-Pop Nursery School & Kindergarten, 9308 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago IL 60620, 773-239-0323

New Pisgah Day Care Center, 8128 S. Racine, Chicago IL 60620, 773-873-5392

Oakdale Christian Child Care Center, 9440 S. Vincennes Ave., Chicago IL 60620, 773-779-9440

Southwest Montessori Preschool Academy, 8620 S. Racine, Chicago IL 60620, 773-224-5437

Taylor Day School, Inc., 1414 W. 87th. St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-239-2322 FAX 773-236-6445

The Children’s House, 7956 S. Western Ave., Chicago IL 60620, 773-471-4927

Trinity UCC Day Care Center, 532 W 95th St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-488-3511

True Believers Christian Academy Preschool, 7801 S. Wolcott, Chicago IL 60620, 773-994-6770

Zion Hill Church Day Care Center, 1460 W. 78th St., Chicago IL 60620, 773-994-1233

A Whizz Kids Preschool, 9931 S. Torrence Ave., Chicago IL 60617, 773-734-8081

All Nations Developmental Center, 8435 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago IL 60617, 773-375-7000

Center for Creative Experiences, 8515 S. Stony Island, Chicago IL 60617, 773-768-6688

C R Phillips Child Development Center, 2018 E. 83rd. St, Chicago IL 60617, 773-375-7537

El Valor Day Care Center, 3050 E. 92nd St., Chicago IL 60617, 773-721-9311

Kiddie Works, 1933 E. 87th. St., Chicago IL 60617, 773-731-8686

Kinder Kare Preschool, 2145 E. 83rd. St., Chicago IL 60617, 773-978-6598

Mary's Little Lambs Christian Day Care, 10009 S. Yates, Chicago IL 60617, 773-221-9005

McCann's Day Care Center, 8612 S. Stony Island Ave, Chicago IL 60617, 773-375-7932

Pill Hill Development Center, 8802 S. Stony Island, Chicago IL 60617, 773-221-6800

Rainbow U. Day Care Center, 13425 S. Baltimore Ave., Chicago IL 60617, 773-646-4100

South Chicago YMCA Day Care, 3039 E. 91st. St., Chicago IL 60617, 773-721-9100

South Harper Montessori School Inc., Box 178210 8358 S. Stony Island, Chicago IL 60617, 773-734-0375

Villa Pri Child Development Center, 8715 S. Kingston, Chicago IL 60617, 773-436-6900

Dorsey's Developmental Institute, 2050 E. 93rd. St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-375-4300

Dorsey's Developmental Institute, 2938 E. 91st. St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-933-0053

Tiny Tots Villa Montessori 8128 S. M.L. King Dr. Chicago IL 60628 773-483-6251

Gingerbread House Nursery School, 11640 S. Wentworth Ave., Chicago IL 60628, 773-928-4041

Kiddie Korner Child Care Center, 645 W 127th St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-821-5437

Roseland Child Development Center, 461 E. 111th St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-468-4405

Bray Temple Day Care Center, 1049 E. 73rd. St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-493-7092

Chesterfield Tom Thumb Day Care Center, 9214 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago IL 60619, 773-874-3985

Edsel Albert Ammons Nursery - Kindergarten School, 549 E. 76th. St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-483-7040

Edu-Care Day Care Center, 1324 E 79th St. Mailing address - P.O. Box 19525, Chicago IL 60619, 773-734-6660

Greater Institutional A.M.E. Church Nursery School, 7800 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago IL 60619, 773-873-0936

Itsy Bitsy People Palace, 7419 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago IL 60619, 773-846-7396

Jack & Jill Day Care Center, 207 E. 79th. St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-224-3890

Joanie's Nursery & Kindergarten, 854 E. 79th. St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-994-3480

Little People’s Institute & Kindergarten, 117 E. 87th. St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-874-1100

Littleville Preschool & Kindergarten, 910 E 83rd St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-651-1088

Mel-Glo Day Care Center, 8855 S State St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-783-9851

Pre-School Academy, 532 E. 87th. St., Chicago IL 60619, 773-488-4495

Small Stride Learning Institute, 10317 S. Western Ave., Chicago IL 60619, 773-239-0040

The Children’s Village, 9011-15 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago IL 60619, 773-873-1700

New Concept School, 7825 S. Ellis, Chicago IL 60619, 773-651-9599

Academy of Early Education, 124 E 113th St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-785-8163

Bunnyland Development Day Care Center, 545 W 119th St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-568-5200

Care Bear Academy, 2513 W. 63rd. St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-434-7655

Chicago State University Day Care Center, 95th. at King Dr., Chicago IL 60628, 773-995-2556

Community Learning Center, 10612 S. Wentworth, #20, Chicago IL 60628, 773-928-4104

Creative Playhouse, 11123 S. Halsted, Chicago IL 60628, 773-264-3636

Florence Foster Infant-Toddler Center, 555 W. 115th St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-264-4100

Happy Holiday Nursery & Kindergarten, 401 E. 111th St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-821-7009

Imani Children's Academy, 11443 S. Halsted St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-660-9667

London Bridges Preschool, 708 E. 100th. Pl., Chicago IL 60628, 773-995-1095

Magnet Preschool & Kindergarten, 9528-30 S. Halsted, Chicago IL 60628, 773-233-8474

Montessori Academy & Associates, 10232 S. Halsted, Chicago IL 60628, 773-233-1100

Professional Play House, 338-42 E. 103rd. St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-568-0728

Roseland Day Care Center, 10622 S. Halsted, Chicago IL 60628, 773-995-0600

The Children's Center, Inc., 12803 S. Halsted St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-264-5171

The Developmental Institute, 30 E. 103rd. St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-568-4000

The Developmental Institute, 10928 S. Halsted, Chicago IL 60628, 773-995-0600

The Learning Circle, 4250 W. 63rd St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-284-7383

V & J Day Care Center, 1 E 113th St., Chicago IL 60628, 773-785-3940

Bridge of Learning Center, 1843-45 E. 79th St., Chicago IL 60649, 773-221-4442

Florence's Academy for Learning, 2250 E. 73rd. St., Chicago IL 60649, 773-752-1351

McKinley Ersula Howard Child Care Center, 7222 S. Exchange Ave., Chicago IL 60649, 773-221-9711

Rebecca Crown Child Development Center, 7601 S. Phillips, Chicago IL 60649, 773-731-0444

Ridgeland Day Care Center, 6824 S. Ridgeland Ave., Chicago IL 60649, 773-667-1073

Rosenblum After-School Program – Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, 1733 E. 75th. St., Chicago IL 60649, 773-667-3639

Snow Bunnies Day Care Center, 2409 E. 79th. St., Chicago IL 60649, 773-721-5931

South Shore Bible Baptist Church Day Care, 7159 S. Cornell, Chicago IL 60649, 773-363-3888

South Shore Preschool, 2526 E. 73rd., Chicago IL 60649, 773-721-5103

South Shore United Methodist Church Day Care, 7350 S. Jeffery Blvd., Chicago IL 60649, 773-324-4430

St Jude Educational Institute, 2219 E. 79th. St., Chicago IL 60649, 773-978-1938

The Developmental Institute, 7037 Stony Island Ave., Chicago IL 60649, 773-363-3200

Wee Care Nursery School & Kindergarten, 1845 E. 79th. St., Chicago IL 60649, 773-221-4442

Southwest Side

Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool, 4200 W. 62nd. St, Chicago IL 60629, 773-581-0096

Southwest Cooperative Pre-School, 3500 W. 63rd Pl., Chicago IL 60629, 773-471-5056

Tots ‘N’ Tales Preschool, 5784 S. Archer Ave., Chicago IL 60629, 773-735-7442

Varnas Montessori, 3038 W. 59th St., Chicago IL 60629, 773-776-6667

Kiddy Kare Preschool, 4444-46 S. Kedzie, Chicago IL 60632, 773-247-6642

Teddy Bear Nursery School, 2649 W. 51st St, Chicago IL 60632, 773-476-0700

Teddy Bear Day Care Center, 5160 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago IL 60632, 773-284-7030

Kenyatta's Day Care Center, 2334 E. 75th St., Chicago IL 60636, 773-221-3777

Pack Kiddy Academy, 6148 S. Wood, Chicago IL 60636, 773-776-9022

All Day Montessori, 1819 W. 99th St, Chicago IL 60643, 773-239-8248

Best Start, 1352 W. 99th. St, Chicago IL 60643, 773-233-9420

Bethune Educational Center, 843 W. 103rd. St, Chicago IL 60643, 773-233-6100

Beverly Community Nursery School, 10244 S. Longwood St, Chicago IL 60643, 773-239-2299

Beverly Montessori School, 9916 S. Walden Parkway, Chicago IL 60643, 773-239-7635

Humpty Dumpty Day Care Center, 1126 W. 99th St, Chicago IL 60643, 773-445-6714

Morgan Park Family Service Center, 11024 S Bell Ave., Chicago IL 60643, 773-779-8186

Nico's Playhouse, 1855 W. 95th. St, Chicago IL 60643, 773-238-0117

Terry Town Nursery School, 9909 S. Winchester, Chicago IL 60643, 773-489-4271

The Learning Place Day Care Center, 1500 W. 119th St, Chicago IL 60643, 773-995-5434

Catholic Charities Our Lady of Lourdes Early Learning Center, 1449 S. Keeler Ave., Chicago IL 60623, 773-521-3126

Fifth City Child Development Institute, 3411 W. 5th. Ave., Bldg. C, Chicago IL 60623, 773-826-8680

Les Finch's Learning Tree Day Nursery School, 4217 W. 16th. St, Chicago IL 60623, 773-521-5434

Little Village School-Age Program - Boys & Girls Club of Chicago, 2801 S. Ridgeway, Chicago IL 60623, 773-762-6100

Kid'z Colony Day Care, 6287 W. Archer Ave., Chicago IL 60638, 773-767-8522

Little Learner’s Day Care, 5923 W. 63rd. St, Chicago IL 60638, 773-581-5541

Chipper Preschool & Kindergarten LTD., 8227 S. Kedzie, Chicago IL 60652, 773-778-5757

Little Harvard Academy, 2708 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago IL 60652, 773-973-1500

The Learning Tree, 8128 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago IL 60652, 773-778-8802

Toybox Preschool & Kindergarten LTD., 8440 S. Kedzie, Chicago IL 60652, 773-436-8150

Altgeld Gardens Learning Center II, 939 E 132nd. St, Chicago IL 60827, 773-468-6033

Golden Gate Day Care Center, 432 E 134th St., Chicago IL 60827, 773-928-7084

Clay Tuition Based Preschool, 13425 S. Baltimore Ave., Chicago IL 60633, 773-535-3944