Creative Scholars Preschool

From the Director:

Early childhood is such a short time, but those years are the most important in developing the skills that will carry one into the future to be a successful, well-rounded, conscientious individual. That is why our goal at Creative Scholars is to help foster your child’s growth during these very crucial years with a child-centered, academic approach to learning. We emphasize the importance of being responsible to oneself, each other, and our earth. We strive to find the talent and interests inside each child and provide exceptional teachers that will inspire our students with all the wonders around them. We know that one of our most important roles as early childhood educators is to slow down, and answer that one word we hear over and over, “Why?” What a fascinating word. We hope your children never stop asking! We promise we’ll be here to answer.

At Creative Scholars Preschool of Chicago, we strive to build a strong foundation for your child’s love of education. With a focus on early literacy development, we promote developmentally appropriate possibilities that enable us to discover the gifts each child possesses. We provide our children with a safe, engaging, collaborative, and creative place to learn. Our world is ever changing. At Creative Scholars, we have a responsibility to foster an atmosphere of caring, respect, and understanding of one another and our world. We are committed to working together; parents, teachers, and child to ensure a high quality program for all of our students.

Daily communication sheets will be emailed to parents and will include the focus activity and general information on what events took place that day. Teachers will email a weekly newsletter that will include an overview of the week’s themes and daily activities as well as suggestions and ideas for practicing at home. The director will provide a monthly newsletter for parents full of reminders, events, announcements and any other information that may be useful to our Creative Scholars’ families. Also, parent/teacher conferences will be held twice a year in the months of January and June.

Our goal is to have your child separate independently. We do realize that each child is different and each situation requires flexibility. Our classroom teachers will work with your child to create a familiar routine for their arrival each day to make them feel comfortable and in control. We do not recommend or encourage parents staying with their child as this often creates more drama and prolongs the separation process. Rather, we suggest bringing a comfort item from home such as a blanket, stuffed toy, family photo, etc. to help reassure your child. Please be assured that our teachers have experience in handling separation situations and will be sensitive, thoughtful, and caring with their approach.