The Early Learning Center provides educational and family-centered services for young children and their families who reside within the SPEED member districts. The center is comprised of Prevention Initiative services for infants and toddlers, half-day Early Childhood classes for preschoolers 3-5 years of age, Kindergarten classes, where children attend all day and Primary classes housing first grade, second grade and third grade students. Our Lekotek toy lending program also provides families with an opportunity to participate in toy lending to enhance the development of their student. Other services include speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, vision and hearing itinerant services, school psychology, health, social work and behavior intervention.

Our center emphasizes the tenets of early childhood education for all children from birth through third grade, which includes developing a caring community of learners, teaching to enhance development and learning, constructing appropriate curriculum, assessing children’s learning and development and establishing reciprocal relationships with families.

In addition to the center-based services we operate classes for primary age students within a number of elementary schools including Talala School in Crete-Monee District 201U and at Mae Jemison School in Prairie Hills School District 144.

1125 Division Street

Chicago Heights, IL 60411 & Satellite Locations

Phone: (708) 481-6101

Fax: (708) 503-4101