Daycare in Joliet, IL
5.0
(3 reviews)
Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers |
Mon - Fri |
7:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Yes |
480661-07 |
Home Daycare |
Program
ExceleRate GOLD Circle of Quality – Illinois
We are proud to be recognized with the ExceleRate Illinois GOLD Circle of Quality, a distinguished honor that reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence in early childhood education. This recognition means we go beyond the basic licensing requirements to implement best practices in teaching, learning, family engagement, and program management.
Our GOLD status demonstrates that we provide a nurturing, safe, and stimulating environment where children can thrive—socially, emotionally, and academically. Families can feel confident knowing their child is in a program that values quality, growth, and continuous improvement.
Teachers
MLH Early Education Foundation, NFP is a multi-cultural, diverse, group home child care facility licensed through the state of Illinois, nationally accredited through the National Association for Family Child Care, and proud participant of the Illinois Excellerate Program within the Gold Circle of Quality. As a program in the GoldCircle of Quality, MLH is recognized for its completion of a rigorous self-assessment and implementation of a continuous quality improvement process, as verified by an independent assessor. We meet and exceed specific quality benchmarks on learning environment and instructional quality, along with selected program business standards, provider qualifications, and professional development. MLH has been
recognized for its leadership in the child care field by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development, Illinois' Department of Human Services, Illinois State Board of Education, and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. We are the first to be awarded silver in our county and are working toward qualifying for gold status after this project is complete.
We are dedicated to the children and families in our program and community. Our staff works diligently in staying up to date with current trainings to continue their education to provide the best quality of care for each individual child. We aspire to accommodate families of all backgrounds and cultures, providing the highest quality of care to children without discrimination. Our main purpose is to consider and recognize each child and family as unique, to help them in any way we can, to the best of our ability.
Degrees of accomplishments and Certification
Para professional and teacher qualifications certifications First Aid, CPR, infant, toddler and adult , teaching certificate and Early Childhood Education, speech, and occupational while balancing a safety, education, and fun, environment with age, appropriate materials, and equipment, to assist children with the tools they need to thrive and achieve a bright and happy future.
Reviews
Amazing preschool with individual learning, ASL, Español, and more. My son was confident and more than ready for kindergarten!
Kera and all her staff are beyond amazing! Both my kids attend daycare/preschool here and love coming here daily. The education both kids received from here exceeded all curriculum set for their age. There is so many books, resources, toys and activities to keep kids of all ages ...Read more
Ms. Kera has been wonderful. The curriculum she has made is outstanding. My children thoroughly enjoy going there and have learned so much. Mr. Tony is fantastic as well. They have structured learning and playtime. I can not recommend MLH enough. You can not go wrong in choosing ...Read more
Tuition 
Location
MLH Early Education Foundation NFP and childcare facility. This in Home-Facilities is created to spark creativity and learning in a clean, safe welcoming environment . We also have dedicated areas for learning and activities that include a backyard, a nap room, an art area, and a reading area.
Our Joliet/ Plainfield location in home facility is located in a family-oriented neighborhood with a park and an elementary school. We're also only a few blocks from street parking and accessible freeways.
Our program offers an variety of educational experiences
Example:
The Pre-School Program (only)
Operates from Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 12:00 pm
The program is based on a lesson plan that covers the key factors of child development
These main objective are (Physical, Language, communication, social, emotional and cognitive development.
Some of the skills that the children will learn in our Preschool program are:
1. Social and emotional development
2. Physical development
3. Language and literacy
4. Mathematics and reasoning
5. Creative development
6. Sign language
7. Spanish language
8. Intro into Computer
9. Interpersonal
10. Intrapersonal
11. Naturalist
12. Musical/Rhythmic
13. Self-Reliant
14. Behavioral
This program was created to help children have a healthy development that includes the whole child and their abilities to be safe and successful in many areas as they grow and move forward in their development stages.
Tools and materials used :
The Redleaf Family child care Curriculum
MLH family childcare Curriculum
Ages and stages -(ASQ)
POCET developmental Checklist Folder
Mother Goose Time Curriculum with materials activities and learning boxes.
Muzzy, 1 and 2 DVD Spanish and English version curriculum and learning boxes
Singing Time classroom Edition curriculum
1 through 20 Learning DVD, music CD with curriculum sheets and learning boxes
True learning Curriculum CD 1 and 2
Level 1
Level 2
Math, literacy, thinking skills, fine motor development, art, world building.
Weekly rate
$253 - $354 / wk
Health & safety certified 
IL license #480661-07 
Background checked 
Offers curriculum 
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