Cornerstone Children's Learning Center offers a warm and welcoming learning environment for infants through pre-kindergarten in Chicago's Old Town/River North area. Our school is accredited by NAEYC, the highest standard in early childhood education. And most important, every child is lavished with love and acceptance at the Center as they grow in the social, emotional and problem-solving skills that will give them a strong foundation for life.
Cornerstone is a Christian organization that welcomes and honors people of all faiths and cultural backgrounds. And as a nonprofit, we are dedicated to making quality daycare and early education affordable for all through scholarship opportunities for families who qualify for extra assistance. That's what we do.
Cornerstone is a Christian organization that welcomes and honors people of all faiths and cultural backgrounds. And as a nonprofit, we are dedicated to making quality daycare and early education affordable for all through scholarship opportunities for families who qualify for extra assistance. That's what we do.
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Cornerstone Children's Learning Center offers a warm and welcoming learning environment for infants 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten. We have a great team of teachers and a warm, secure, creative, and comfortable facility including play areas both inside and outside above street level. We are accredited by NAEYC, the highest standard in early childhood education.
Our Infant daycare program goes so far beyond regular care at Childtime. Here, babies are made to feel safe, secure, and happy. This class gives warm, caring teachers an opportunity to bond and develop trust with little ones. Each child has a primary caregiver who will guide your child's development and be your main point of contact.
Your child is opening his or her eyes to the wider world and taking an active role in it, with boundless energy! We channel that energy into active, sensory-based, meaningful experiences. Our teachers get to know each child, learn their interests, and plan developmentally appropriate, engaging activities that pave the way for lifelong learning.
Your child is becoming more and more curious every day. It's that natural sense of curiosity that we at Cornerstone Children's Learning Center use to teach them to learn and grow. Within our home-like classrooms, your child is free to be anything from an artist to an engineer. Playing pretend, learning games, participating in hands-on activities - these are just a few ways we keep kids engaged.
Our Pre-K classroom is designed to help your child make significant developmental gains, communicate more successfully, and work well both independently and in group situations. Your child's teacher creates activities and lesson plans customized to the children in their classroom, driven by the needs and abilities of those students.
Reviews (10)
Ebony Brown
Dec 26, 2021
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Positive: Communication, Quality, Value
My daughter has been at this daycare for about 4 months so far and I love it. She's excited to go to school everyday. She even wants to go on weekends. She has made friends that she love and talk about all of the time. We have playdates on the weekend. The daycare is clean and vibrant. I'm happy we are able to call Cornerstone home.
My daughter has been at this daycare for about 4 months so far and I love it. She's excited to go to school everyday. She even wants to go on weekends. She has made friends that she love and talk about all of the time. We have playdates on the weekend. The daycare is clean and vibrant. I'm happy we are able to call Cornerstone home.
Berlinda'S. Food The Soul
Dec 14, 2021
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Living down town can be great but difficult to find a place you trust to leave your child. After interviewing just about every daycare we decided on Corner stone. It feels safe secure and and you get update of your child's activity all day.. even pictures.. also what they ate. Nice private play area outside..and u can opt out of neighborhood walks field trips.. as Chicago is still Chicago :)
Liliane Calfee
Sep 14, 2021
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We did five daycare tours to find the right place for our two year old and CCLC fully had our hearts. Five weeks in, our VERY SHY girl jumps out of bed every morning to get dressed, practically dragging us out the door to be with her buddies at daycare.
When we met with director, Lois for our initial virtual tour, I knew right away that we had found a special place. Pointing to photos of all the adorable kids and their country flags, she was beaming with pride explaining how their center welcomes children from all over the world and every socio-economic group. As she walked us through all the
When we met with director, Lois for our initial virtual tour, I knew right away that we had found a special place. Pointing to photos of all the adorable kids and their country flags, she was beaming with pride explaining how their center welcomes children from all over the world and every socio-economic group. As she walked us through all the
Shambavi Kamaraj
Jan 14, 2021
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This was a great find. My son has been going to Cornerstone since he was 6 months. The teachers and staff are very caring and professional. The school is very warm and welcoming and decorated throughout with kids crafts and pictures. They have projects and activities even as infants during the week. They use the Brightwheel app to post notes, pictures and videos. The students and staff come from are diverse international backgrounds. The directors and assistant directors are open and communicate well. During these pandemic times they have taken many precautions and keep classes small. They are
Scott Austin
Nov 13, 2019
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Excellent school with great teachers and staff members that truly love what they are doing!. I like the school because has a lot of advantages. hey celebrate different cultures and backgrounds. The activities look really fun, and we get lots of videos and updates. There is lots of arts and craft, producing seasonal souvenirs that we can hang up at home. . We have had a great experience at Cornerstone Children's Learning Center. The staff is very helpful.
Agnes Zymon
Sep 10, 2019
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I don’t know if I can express in words how wonderful this place is. Our son attended Cornerstone for over 3 years since he was 2 years old. The first thing you notice when you come in is the feeling of being at home, a sense of community, and caring. Everyone that works there have been wonderful, from the teachers to the front desk person and the directors. All the staff knows all the kid’s names and are always available and kind. They have so many additional programs in the classrooms, like science, yoga, Bobbie the bear (work out class), music, art etc. They have an attached outdoor playground
Adeline Yeo
Dec 11, 2017
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Having not just read the reviews but also shortlisted and visited a number of other preschools for our 2 year old daughter, CCLC was by far our top choice and we were thrilled that they had space. We started in the toddler room (for <2 yr olds) and moved to the preschool once she turned 2. Both transition periods saw some tears from an insecure toddler moving halfway across the world to essentially start a 9-5 workday, but the kindness and warmth of the teachers in both rooms made it work and now she loves school even more than going on holiday! She also in quick succession dropped the pacifier
Nathan Jones
Oct 17, 2016
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My son had a fabulous experience at Cornerstone after a disappointing experience at a previous daycare center. ALL teachers and administrators at Cornerstone are fully engaged and always pleasant. I credit Cornerstone for my son's growth, both mentally and maturity. Also, many of the students are children of foreign state department employees which amounted to great diversity - I feel like a heard a new language spoken by these families each day. Easy drop off and pick up too. I would highly recommend you check out Cornerstone if you are looking for childcare.
Samantha Jenkins-Isler
Oct 11, 2016
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My son attended Cornerstone Children's Learning Center for 6 months after the birth of my daughter. I wanted him to have some social interaction as well as getting used to a set routine in preparation for school. We all had such a great experience. He did not want to come home when it was time to pick him up. He would talk about his teachers and classmates often. We chose Cornerstone because of their small school size. It felt like family. Even teachers that were not his classroom teachers knew his name. They are very reasonable in prices as well. The ONLY reason we took our son out was because
Simeon S. Stoilov
Jun 02, 2016
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My son loves Cornerstone Children's Learning Center and he has excellent time there every day. During our initial search of a day care about three years ago this was the only child care he felt comfortable and relaxed on the walk through from all the different locations we visited. This place is full of caring teachers who helped our child pass through the period of the separation anxiety and they were very patient while he knew no English when he started. Another great advantage is the safety of the venue with the playground on the balcony, so kids have fresh air without leaving the premises.
