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Baby Toddler Nursery
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Baby Toddler Nursery is a not-for-profit program that has provided quality, center-based care for infants and toddlers in
Evanston since 1971. It was the first licensed infant day care center in Illinois and only the second in the nation.
Children at Baby Toddler Nursery receive state-of-the-art, developmentally appropriate care and early learning experiences.
Baby Toddler Nursery serves 70 children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. The children come from a variety of backgrounds,
with some families paying a full fee for the Nursery's services and some families receiving financial support to help them
pay our fees. Baby Toddler Nursery has a long history of leadership in providing exceptional quality services to all of
Evanston’s families.
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Philosophy and Curriculum
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Baby Toddler Nursery is committed to providing excellent child care to very young children. We specialize in infant and
toddler care and understand the unique importance of the first three years.
We use current research and theory to help us provide the best possible care and early learning experiences to nurture
development during this time. Our philosophy is based on the idea that children learn best through play and active
exploration. Teachers provide a wide variety of materials, experiences, and activities that help children develop skills
in all areas including language, motor, and social development.
Teachers are involved with the children in their play, offering help and extending their learning. They are particularly
attentive to children’s social interactions and help them develop early social skills. Babies begin by learning how to be
gentle with one another while teachers help older children learn to express their feelings and needs through words.
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Staff
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The teachers who care for your child each day must be exceptional people. Research has shown that a teacher’s educational
background is one of the most important predictors of quality care. Education does make a teacher competent. There are
other qualities, however, like warmth, enthusiasm, and commitment that, combined with education, make a teacher
exceptional. At Baby Toddler Nursery, we aim for exceptional. We have an outstanding and highly qualified staff and low
turnover each year. Baby Toddler Nursery provides higher teacher salaries than most child care programs and excellent
benefits including a retirement plan. All of the classrooms have a full-time teaching team of three people. We also
have a number of floating teachers on staff who work as substitutes or as additional teachers in our classrooms.
The quality of our staff and our staffing patterns set Baby Toddler Nursery apart from other programs for infants and
toddlers. We believe that very young children need and deserve as much individual attention as possible from the best
qualified teachers. With many professional staff in the building and on the playgrounds, we assure that your child is
always very well supervised and that all of our teachers perform to the highest standards throughout the day. Our
teachers are experts in the development and needs of infants and toddlers. They will provide outstanding care and early
learning experiences for your young child.
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Support for Families
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Because parents are the most important people in children’s lives, we also provide a variety of support services to
families, helping them help their children. We have a Family Support Specialist on staff who is available to help with
family management issues like finding affordable housing and health care services. The Family Support Specialist conducts
workshops for parents on topics such as limit-setting and stress management.
We know that parents work hard to balance their children’s needs with their need to be responsible employees and providers
for their families. We understand that families must, in fact, be able to do both. We are here to help families meet
these dual challenges.
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Hours, Fees, Supplies
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Baby Toddler Nursery is open from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
We are open throughout the summer and are closed on a short list of holiday and inservice days.
Fees for full-time care at Baby Toddler Nursery are as follows:
| Infant and Toddler Rooms - Full-Time | | $355 per week |
| Infant and Toddler Rooms - Part-Time | | $77 per day |
| Preschool Classroom - Full-Time | | $280 per week |
| Preschool Classroom - Part-Time | | $62 per day |
Baby Toddler Nursery provides all of your baby's food and formula and breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack for
older children. This is built into our fees. There is no extra charge, and you don't have to worry about packing and
bringing food for your child each day!
Baby Toddler Nursery is on the 202 bus line in Evanston, which stops directly in front of the Nursery.
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Summary
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We believe that Baby Toddler Nursery is a very special program, particularly unique in our focus on providing care and
early learning exclusively to the very youngest children and our commitment to doing so according to the highest standards
for quality. Our commitment is evident in our highly qualified and talented staff, the guidance we receive from research
and experts in child development and child psychology, and our deep and lasting concern for the well being of young
children and their families.
We know that parents rely on us to help them honor their responsibility and commitment to their children. We know you
need to be totally confident in your choice of child care programs. We invite you to come and visit Baby Toddler Nursery
and watch the children as they explore, learn, and thrive. We would be happy to tell you more about us and answer all of
your questions.
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