Providing Positivity,
Support & Balance
For Young Children and Those Who Care for Them

Preschool & Childcare Center Serving Chicago, IL

Preschool & Childcare Center Serving Chicago, IL

We welcome all families and staff members into our Kids’ Work family without discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry. We pride ourselves in being inclusive and welcoming, and truly want Kids’ Work to feel like family!

Join us for upcoming Open Houses starting February 23rd.

Taking Time for Teachable Moments

We place a high value on making time for life’s teachable moments. We allow students to ask questions, inquire, and be creative. Children take the time they need to explore, investigate, and learn in a memorable and lasting way.
Taking Time for Teachable Moments

Gaining Tools for Future Success

Using the Experience Early Learning Assessment and Curriculum System, our research-based approach nurtures children through hands-on exploration, play prompts, and social-emotional learning across 8 developmental domains.

This learning process gives children the academic and life skills to thrive now and in the future.

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Embracing the Whole Child With Experiential Hands-On Learning

Our research-based approach views children as thinkers and problem solvers who learn through play, exploration, and working together. The curriculum is curated by the teachers for their students.
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Supporting All Learners Through Differentiation and Scaffolding

Children learn in their individual ways. We work to identify each child’s unique style and shape our instruction, bringing them from where they are to where they need to be.
Supporting All Learners Through Differentiation and Scaffolding

Learning Self-Assurance Through Doing

Developing confidence begins with the opportunity to do things for oneself. For this reason, we give children increased opportunities for independence in performing self-help skills as they work to become more and more self-sufficient.
Learning Self-Assurance Through Doing

Empathy, Sympathy, and Problem-Solving

Our staff lead by example, fostering the development of social-emotional skills such as sympathy, teamwork, and problem-solving. By introducing social-emotional concepts as early as our infant classrooms, we create a culture of mutual respect and understanding that encourages kind, cooperative interactions.
Empathy, Sympathy, and Problem-Solving

Open-Ended Process-Based Learning

For young learners, classroom activities are packed with creative possibilities and developmental opportunities! We place a high value on the richness of each classroom experience rather than the conformity of the end product.
Open-Ended Process-Based Learning

Developed Learning Themes and Classroom Environments

Based on the interests of their students, our teachers cultivate rich areas of study that engage the children in various themes, topics, and skills. Our classroom learning environments take on attributes of each emphasis, bringing the topics to life for our young learners.
Developed Learning Themes and Classroom Environments

Diverse Enrichments Included for Well-Rounded Learning

Your child’s tuition includes language and movement enrichments that give them a well-rounded experience and build crucial mind-body connections. Daily infant/toddler signing in the classroom, weekly Spanish lessons with Ms. Yesensia, Brain to Belly Yoga, and music with Ms. Elisa from Wee Groove, enhance their cognitive development.
Diverse Enrichments Included for Well-Rounded Learning

A Well Documented Day

Our teams utilize a blend of tools to document each child’s daily learning activities, including feeding, sleeping, and elimination information. The use of the Brightwheel parent communication app allows for daily shares of both photos and anecdotal student participation snippets.
A Well Documented Day

Video Camera Monitoring

Video cameras are used to monitor and record our classrooms and shared spaces throughout the building. Recordings are available as needed to support safety measures. Knowing the classrooms are closely observed provides parents with additional peace of mind.
Video Camera Monitoring

Additional Support Available

Our program boasts additional support staff, ensuring the personalized attention every child deserves. Additionally, our highly qualified and dedicated administrators go above and beyond to best serve the individual needs of our students and their families.
Additional Support Available

Nutritious Family-Style Meals

We partner with Healthy Organic Kids to provide breakfast, lunch, and two snacks each day. These, more refined than typical child care meals, support your child in developing a healthy palate while featuring almost exclusively organic and locally sourced fresh fruits and crisp vegetables.
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Onsite Secure Playground and Indoor Large Muscle Play Spaces

Children enjoy outdoor time each day in our secure onsite playground. Groups also enjoy quiet neighborhood walks and dedicated time for movement and enrichment activities in our indoor multi-purpose play areas.
Onsite Secure Playground and Indoor Large Muscle Play Spaces

Kisi Keyless Entry System Keeps Your Child Safe

Your child’s safety is of top concern for us here at Kids’ Work Chicago Riverview! Our locations are secure with locked exterior doors and Kisi Keyless Entry Systems that grant entrance to only those with a dedicated family or employee code.
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Full School Day To Support Your Family

Our operating hours are between 7:30 am – 6:30 pm, offering your family consistency and flexibility in care. You can drop off and pick up your child anytime within that range, giving you options to tailor your day to the schedule that’s best for your family. You won’t have to coordinate or pay additional fees for before or after-school care, and your child will be with peers and familiar teachers throughout the entire day.
Full School Day To Support Your Family

Choosing Kids' Work

Here are the questions most parents ask when deciding whether to enroll.

Teachers at Kids’ Work meet Illinois state requirements for early childhood education, and every staff member is CPR and First Aid certified and background checked through Illinois DCFS. We invest in ongoing professional development and support long-term growth through programs like CDA sponsorship. Several teachers have been with the center for over nine years, with admin team members serving families for over fifteen.

Kids’ Work follows Illinois Department of Public Health and DCFS requirements to keep children healthy and protected. Children return to group care only after being symptom-free for 24 hours, and both students and staff meet required immunization standards. Classrooms and shared spaces are disinfected daily, and a professional cleaning crew services the center every night.

Kids’ Work maintains a secure environment through the Kisi Keyless Entry System, locked exterior doors, monitored security cameras, and an alarm system connected directly to local police and fire departments. Regular emergency drills cover fire, tornado, intruder, and shelter-in-place scenarios, and all staff are trained in CPR, First Aid, and allergy response.

The best way to experience Kids’ Work is to visit in person.

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