Spring Wood Middle School

Greenbrook Montessori School in Hanover Park teaches children from 15 months through kindergarten and is accredited by the American Montessori Society. Our classrooms are grouped for toddlers, twos and threes, and three- to six-year-olds, with low tables, child-sized chairs and materials within easy reach so children can work independently. Kindergarten is the final year of the three-year Montessori primary cycle. Five-year-olds take on more advanced reading, writing and math work, using concrete materials such as the golden beads to understand addition and multiplication, and they help guide the younger children in their room. Kindergarten is offered as a full-day or half-day program inside our 3-6 classrooms. Our full-day program runs year-round, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and a half-day option from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. is available for ages 3 to 6. We enroll year-round as space opens, with priority for siblings.Tuition is monthly and set by classroom ratio, with 10 percent off for a second child and 15 percent off for a third. We do not screen out children with disabilities and make reasonable accommodations.

Wyspa Dzieci, also called Kids Island Adventures, is a Polish preschool (przedszkole) that opened its Hanover Park location on Turnberry Drive in November 2015. The first Wyspa Dzieci schools began in Bochnia and Krakow, Poland, and the network has served Chicago-area families since 2008, with sister preschools in Algonquin, Wheeling and River Grove. Our Hanover Park preschool sits in a quiet, freestanding building set back from street traffic, with six well-equipped classrooms, a large playground and small, active groups. The building and playground are monitored and the entrance uses an intercom system. We are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our own educational program is designed for bilingual children and prepares them for both American and Polish schools. Children receive speech therapy sessions and English lessons, along with art, theater, music and rhythm, gymnastics, literary workshops and math activities. Our staff includes early childhood teachers, a speech therapist, a psychologist and a dance instructor, and families can arrange piano, soccer and dance. We work with Illinois Action for Children to help families apply for state childcare assistance.

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.