Best Special Needs Schools in Westmont, Illinois (2026)

Crème de la Crème opened its first school in 1982, and our Westmont school on Oakmont Lane is one of our Illinois locations. Since 2022 we have been part of the KinderCare Learning Companies family. Our programs cover ages 6 weeks to 12 years: infant and toddler rooms, Crème Preschool, Crème Prep for 4 and 5 year olds, a private kindergarten, before and after school care, school break programs and summer camp. Our Crème Learning Approach pairs a state-standards core curriculum with four Signature Enrichments that are included in tuition: STEM, Spanish, Music and Art. Starting at age two, children move through these classes in daily 30-minute rotations built around two-week themed units, and every age group gets movement, math and literacy each day. Families see their child's day through photos on the Procare app, receive monthly notes on classroom themes, and meet teachers at family conferences. Our buildings use coded entry, biometric fingerprinting and classroom and playground cameras. Summer Crème Camp serves kindergarten through 6th graders with weekly field trips included in tuition, plus a Jr. Camp for 4-year-olds.

• Private preschool, kindergarten and child care center
• STEM enrichment
• Spanish
• Music

Peter Pan of Westmont sits in Falcon Plaza on Cass Avenue, just south of 63rd Street, with seven bright, spacious classrooms. We are one of four Peter Pan Day Schools and offer full-day programs for children from 11 months to 5 years, with five-day, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or Tuesday/Thursday schedules for children 15 months and older. Outdoors, children have two play yards. Our covered outdoor classroom keeps play going in rain, and the sunny backyard holds climbers, playhouses, sand tables, and riding toys. Children plant and tend vegetables and flowers in our learning gardens from early spring through late fall, and a bird feeding station keeps our young bird watchers busy all year. Our curriculum blends play-based learning with language, emergent reading, social studies, art, music, and STEM. Since 2022 our Everything Nature program has made science and the outdoors a daily part of learning.

• Preschool and child care center
• Play-based learning
• Nature-based learning
• STEM