Prospect Child Care Center is Child Day Care in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Exploration, curiosity, and hands-on learning are the primary focus in this age group. Socialization begins and their language skills emerge. Reading stories, playing music, singing, and fine motor activities enhance their language ability. Children in this classroom are already two or will turn two soon. Focus is on getting along with others, enhancing language ability, and beginning to learn colors, shapes, sizes, and letters. Puzzles, pegs, crayons, paint, glue, and glitter are all experimented with. Following direction is emphasized along with self-help skills. Children start to learn to put on shoes/coats. Group dynamics begin as children become more considerate of others and follow directions well. Table manners and social skills are emphasized. Our Center offers before and/or after school care for kindergarteners in District 57. The bus picks up and drops off students at the center in the morning, at lunchtime, and in the afternoon. Staff works with the kindergarten students to review and enforce concepts learned in school. Students also participate in outdoor play and other physical activities. The bus will pick them up in the morning and drop them off in the afternoon. The pre-school students love to have their older friends show off their new reading skills. Students also participate in outdoor play and other physical activity that takes place in the late afternoon. Our 10-week summer camp program is available for children 3 to 10 years of age from June to August.
