I was waiting to review The Day Nursery until after my kid was done with preschool, but it's close…read moreenough at this point and maybe people are looking for the fall and could use some help. The teachers here are excellent, and the administration is also very helpful and responsive. I originally picked this place for the focus on education and not merely socialization. Though they are strong on socialization too. We have a special diet, and while there have been mistakes they have done a wonderful job making sure my little one gets plenty of healthy vegan food. Frankly the bigger problem was his general pickiness than anything else. This should not be so big a shocker for Oak Park, but I liked the strong diversity in staff and students here. So send your kids here! They must be doing something right after over a century.

The Day Nursery offers a great program and strong overall childcare, however, do not plan on their…read morefacility being open consistently. Do to a combination of Covid-related restrictions that are in place per the Oak Park Health Department and additional restrictions that the Day Nursery puts in place, we have been unable to consistently rely on the Day Nursery as a childcare provider. In the last 6 months our daughter's classroom has repeatedly closed for 5 days at a time, with the latest closure happening despite zero cases of Covid in her classroom. Communication with parents has been minimal, inconsistent, and reactionary. Our experience has been not been a unique one, with similar closures occurring in all the classrooms. There is a significant movement among school families to remove their children due to the ongoing lack of consistent childcare as well as a lack of future strategy. **Full disclosure, we are a vaccinated, science following, and mask-wearing household.

Great daycare ! Miss Priscilla is always a phone call away for any issues and responds to all…read morecalls/txt effectively. Ms. Leslie is very attentive to detail and watches over the kids especially the picky eaters like my daughter. Thank you all for your hard work. Miss you already!

My child started in the dual language program in dec. he has learned so much so far he is talking…read moremore in both English and Spanish. He has fun as well they play and do crafts.

I really like that the park district allows the facility to be used by the residents. They host a…read moreton events that are geared towards educating and nurturing the residents.

Probably the best childcare center in Chicago. I am a vendor and work with multiple childcares in…read morethe area. The staff is amazing with the children and they take care of the kids like their own. The place is spotless. The owner is friendly and has an open door policy. She is constantly providing training for her staff. They really care for their children. Love this place

We have been with ALC 1 for going on 6 years & we love the environment, staff, safety features,…read moreplay area, classrooms and outdoor/garden area. Our boys have everlasting memories thanks to the teachers, support staff, & director. We are truly grateful for the integral part they played in our boys' childhood's. They are well prepared for kindergarten & excited to continue on with art projects & reading when they get home. They are all personable & friendly and will truly love & care for your child while they're there. The app they use gives real time updates & pictures. You will always know what's going on with the detailed communication.

What a great asset to the community…read more Love the Y for its welcoming atmosphere. Come-as-you-are for a great workout with tons of NEW equipment and a wide variety of classes. The staff takes great care of the kids while you work out. Kids' Night Out, summer camp, Bright Ideas preschool and several kids' classes (offered at a discount for members) make it the most family-friendly gym around.

The chair yoga and senior fitness instructors are very good and understand the needs of the older…read moreadults who attend classes.Their dedication and commitment is commendable. The Cons: There is a mask mandate but no social distancing. The senior classes are crowded and all who wish to attend cannot be accommodated. The website for registration is not user friendly and is cumbersome. That being said, I enjoy the Y, the employees and the classes.

Kangaroo Korner is the best affordable daycare in the Northwest Suburbs. The staff truly loves and…read morecares for the children, and they always do their best to engage and encourage them. Their location is convenient and their hours can't be beat. Special thanks to Angela and Suzanne!!!

From the owner: Kangaroo Korner is a state-licensed full day child care and early childhood education center and…read moreafter-school program for children age 15 months to 8 years old. Our learning programs stimulate children and provide a solid foundation for future academic success and personal development. Our teachers are passionate about making learning fun and engaging. We also offer one of the best after-school programs in the area. We understand that a lot of families have two working parents. Before and after-school programs allow kids to learn and grow with other children their age. In all of our programs, we focus on creative learning with the support of warm, caring and observant staff. Call us to learn more about current availability and schedule an appointment to visit our location in Forest Park.

I highly recommend this daycare and especially at this location in , IL. My 5 and 6 year were there…read moresince my youngest was in diapers. We absolutely loved the teachers and director. I strongly believe my kids are doing so good in school because of what they learned and achieved at KinderCare. Teachers cared and taught them so much. They still miss them. Even now after the shut down they still smile thinking of KinderCare and they awesome teachers. So happy I picked them! Thank you KinderCare. We truly miss you all and especially our little friends. God bless

From the owner: Infant Programs (6 Weeks - 1 Year), Toddler Programs (1 - 2 Years), Discovery Preschool Programs (2…read more- 3 Years), Preschool Programs (3 - 4 Years), Prekindergarten Programs (4 - 5 Years), Before and After School Programs (5-12 Years), Summer Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)

The staff is exceptional! I took my daughter since she was 8 months old, (she is 8 years old now)…read morethey took such a good care of her when she was a baby that I couldn't trust another daycare when my second baby was born! He is 3 years old now and they both love going there!

If I could I would give this place a negative rating. I dropped my nephew off at daycare and while…read moreSTILL punching in his number to check him in for the day not even minutes of him being there I witnessed Miss K screaming at him. I ended up calling there because the situation was not sitting with me well, if I didn't have to go to work later in the day I would have took him home with me. I was so confused why she was screaming at him as soon as he walked in the door. Not to mention he had not been at daycare prior to this day for 4 days so whatever she was disciplining him for I'm not sure why it wasn't taken care of the same day. He's 5 how is it beneficial to scream at a 5 year old days after an innocent? She was so unprofessional and ignorant to me on the phone, she was insulted I expressed how the day seemed to start off really negative. She at first told me she didn't know what I was talking about and then she told me that she didn't scream at him. Even though she did, she had her hands on his shoulders and was crouched down eye level with him. She went on to express how she dreaded 10:50am everyday because she knew my nephew would soon be at daycare for the rest of the day. She admitted to me she has had conversations with other children's parents about my nephew and how they think he is also a horrible child. She told me that the place is short staffed and when my nephew gets there her day is filled with nothing but havoc. I couldn't even believe what was coming out of her mouth. Ms. P was accused of pinching my nephew. He had pinch marks on the back of his arms. When my nephew was asked about the marks and where they came from he said Ms. P pinches me when I'm bad. When asked to view the cameras about both incidents we were told that no workers in the daycare have access to the cameras and they would have to set up a meeting with the person who has access to them and the director of the daycare. The meeting did not take place until Friday when the incident was brought to the daycares attention Tuesday. Friday no one attended the meeting besides Ms. K She claimed the camera footage deletes after 24 hours. How ridiculous of a lie is that. She said the person In charge of the cameras was there Friday morning before the meeting and told her that basically there is nothing they can do to access this footage because it's deleted already.. How convenient is that!? What camera deletes footage after 24 hours!?!? She gave us a number to the man in charge of the camera footage and told us that he's out for the rest of the day so we wouldn't be able to speak to him until after the weekend. His name was Jeff. After leaving the meeting that resolved absolutely nothing we called the number she gave us to find out Jeff was actually in for the day, we drove to the other location in north riverside to speak with Jeff. He was very professional and apologetic but expressed how he knew NOTHING about a meeting, he didn't get information about needing footage until Thursday and that the camera that he needs to be accessed for the footage DOESN'T EVEN WORK AND HAS NOT WORKED IN YEARS!!!! He said he NEVER relayed any information back to anyone at that location earlier that morning when he went there to try access the footage that it deletes after 24 hours and he didn't know why she would tell us that. I could tell you why because they are LIARS!!!! Why would Ms. K make up a lie about the footage if the camera didn't even work?? The whole situation is absolutely ridiculous. It was one thing after another, excuse after excuse. SO UNPROFESSIONAL. I gained more horrible knowledge about this location through a neighbor that this location put bricks in a child's backpack because the staff claimed he was too hyper!! I feel HORRIBLE my nephew had to be surrounded by people who picked a profession where they clearly don't have the patience!!!! I would not trust this location with my pet hamster!! BE AWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!