Frequently Asked Questions

Families interested in enrolling at CCP should first reach out to the school for more information and to schedule a tour of the school. Enrollment is subject to availability. Child’s age, start date, and schedule choice (part time or full time) all play a roll in availability. On the tour families will receive an application for enrollment. Next steps for enrollment, as well as the waitlist process are explained on the tour.

Enrollment Fees and Deposits are not collected until an available spot is offered and confirmed by the parent. Once enrollment fees are deposited, they are non-refundable, regardless of it the family attends.

CCP requires all children enrolled and staff working in our environment to follow the Center for Disease Control’s recommended immunization schedule. If your child is offered enrollment, proof of immunization will be required.

CCP is a year round program that provides a summer curriculum at no extra cost to the parents already enrolled. We are closed for most state and federal holidays as well as two weeks in December (please see our school calendar for more detail on days we are closed). Parents are expected to pay monthly tuition, without pro-ration, regardless of closures including personal leave from the school (i.e. vacations, illness, etc).

CCP Days Off:
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Thanksgiving Thursday & Friday
Winter Break
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day

Parents communications and partnerships are important and consistent at CCP. We create a variety of opportunities for parent involvement through special events and partnerships. For daily communication, CCP uses the bright wheel app where parents can send messages and see real-time updates and photos of their child’s day.

CCP also holds parent-teacher conferences bi-annually to connect with our families as well as share students’ progress and development.

CCP is a licensed preschool through both the state of Illinois and the City of Chicago. Both proof of licenses can be seen displayed in our lobby. We also hold an accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

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CCP follows all state and city guidelines when it comes to the safety and practices of our school. However, we to provide high quality care, we do run our programs at a lower ratio than required. Have additional staff and lower teacher to child ratios allows up to give more individualized attention to our students as well as uphold our standards of communication with parents.

Our teacher to student are as followed:
Infants 4:12 | Toddler 3:10 | Twos 3:16 | Preschool & PreKindergarten 3:20

Besides building strong minds, CCP also works on building strong & healthy bodies. We are proud to partner with Beyond Green for our meals and snack choices. Beyond Green is a stainable foodservice program in the Chicago-land area. Their kitchen uses locally-sourced clean food ingredients to create fresh, scratch-cooking foods that kids love, all made in a zero-waste kitchen.

CCP is located in the heart of the Gold Coast, giving us access to not just two parks within walking distance but also the beach, Lincoln Park zoo, farmer’s market, boardwalk, and so much more. Weather permitting, CCP students get outside every day!

Besides taking advantage of all our neighborhood has to offer, we also have an indoor playroom and outdoor patio that classrooms can take turns exploring and engaging in large motor play.

CCP is located at 1400 N. Lakeshore Drive in Chicago’s historic Gold Coast neighborhood. Our entrance is on Schiller Street between Lakeshore Drive and Astor Place. Our premium location is walking distance from playgrounds, the Nature Boardwalk, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and many more exciting places to breakup the day and have fun learning in the fresh air.