Irving Elementary School

Lectura Early Learners began as Lectura Montessori School. After new ownership took over in the summer of 2023, we doubled our staff, added a kitchen for in-house cooking, and grew our licensed capacity from 35 children to 82. The new name kept the same team and puts the focus on early learning. We care for children from 6 weeks to five years old in separate infant, toddler, twos, preschool and Pre-K rooms. Our teachers build kindergarten readiness through hands-on projects, and our older classes take field trips such as visits to Brookfield Zoo. Our building sits on the border of Berwyn and Oak Park, and families join us from Berwyn, Oak Park, Cicero, Riverside, Brookfield and other communities around Chicago. We are part of 6K Education, which also operates Sunshine Scholars in Berwyn.

ABC Academy is a private school in Chicago serving prekindergarten and kindergarten students. Contact the school directly to confirm its current programs, availability, and student support services.

Black Bear Academy is an esteemed therapeutic day school and clinical pediatric practice located in Chicago's Lakeview/North Center neighborhood. Founded in 2003, Black Bear Academy provides intensive therapeutic education and early intervention for children ages 18 months through 10 years with speech-language delays, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, and sensory motor challenges. With low 3:1 classroom ratios, the academy bridges the gap between clinical therapy and academic schooling by integrating speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, behavioral therapy, and academic instruction into a cohesive daily schedule. Black Bear Academy prepares young learners for long-term academic success through structured early childhood, therapeutic kindergarten, and lower elementary classrooms.