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Taylor YMCA to Bring Early Childhood Program to Elgin
The Taylor Family YMCA is opening a preschool in partnership with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
To help nurture and inspire kids to discover their potential, the Taylor Family YMCA is opening a preschool in partnership with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at Good Shepherd’s former school site at 1111 Van Street in Elgin. The YMCA’s Early Learning Center (Preschool) will offer a full-day program for children ages 3 & 4, with the school day running M – F from 7:00 am – 6:00 pm to accommodate working parents. The YMCA is currently in the process of becoming licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
The Preschool on Van Street is one half mile away from the Taylor Family YMCA on McLean Boulevard, and will accommodate up to 60 3 & 4 year olds, and employ about 15 staff members including full-and part time positions. According to Adia Walker, Preschool Director for the YMCA’s Early Learning Center: “Less than 2,000 of the 6,000 children ages 3 & 4 within the U-46 boundaries are being served by public or private preschool classes, so the sooner we can educate and get children learning and developing reading skills, the better off they will be at the higher grade levels.”
Registration is currently open for the preschool, with several open house dates available to tour the facility and talk with Ms. Walker about the school curriculum. The open house dates are
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May 30th, 6-8 pm July 14th, 10 am -12 pm
June 5th, 6-8 pm July 19th, 6-8 pm
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June 14th, 6-8 pm July 28th, 10am -12 pm
June 23rd, 10 am-12 pm July 31st, 6-8 pm
June 28th, 6-8 pm August 8th; 6-8 pm
August 11th, 10 am -12 p
The week of August 13, 2018, children and parents can come see their classroom and drop off their school supplies. Parents and students are able to meet their teacher on August 15, 2018, with the first day of school being August 20, 2018. The school year runs until May 31, 2019.
For more information about the Taylor Family YMCA’s Early Learning Center, please contact Adia Walker, YMCA’s Early Learning Center Director, at adiaw@gcfymca.org or call 224. 760.7008.
