Educare of West DuPage is a high-quality early childhood center  where children most at risk for school failure can enter kindergarten engaged, healthy, eager to learn, and ready to succeed. 

 

 

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A Place

 

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Educare of West DuPage is a place that nurtures early learning, is a beacon of hope for the community and sends a firm message that we must invest in early childhood – because children are born learning. 

 

  • A place where children will find a warm, healthy, caring environment that fosters learning.

  • A place where children and their families will see that they are valued in their community.

  • A place where community participants are welcomed for training and events.

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    A Program

     

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    Educare of West DuPage is full-day, full-year program to prepare young, at-risk children for school by implementing the approaches and practices that science tells us are necessary to help young children grow up safe, healthy and eager to learn.

     

  • A program for children to experience, learn and grow in a nurturing, research-based educational environment.

  • A program preparing children to enter kindergarten engaged, healthy, and ready to succeed.

  • A program where families are valued and given the information and support they need to help their children succeed.

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    A Partnership

     

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    2. Educare of West DuPage is a partnership between the private and public sectors to create a high-quality, birth-to-five program that achieves higher levels of quality.

     

  • A partnership between the school district, community-based agencies, and private philanthropists.

  • A partnership bound by contract committing to joint governance, and long-term support.

  • A partnership with a vision to better prepare disadvantaged children to succeed in school and in life.

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    A Platform

     

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    Educare of West DuPage is platform for change with each Educare center serving as a "showroom for quality" and a catalyst to drive broader policy and systems change at the state level and nationally.

     

  • An opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of the most vulnerable in our community.

  • An opportunity to mentor other communities on advancing quality, research-based early childhood education.

  • An opportunity to serve as a platform for policy change in Illinois and nationally.

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    Educare announces new site at the corner of Forest Ave and Pearl St in West Chicago

    Educare -- Pritzker Annouces $2 Million Pledge

    Educare of West DuPage has raised almost 80% of the $10 million goal.

     

    Across DuPage County, schools have been experiencing a dramatic rise in the number of at-risk children entering Kindergarten. 

     

    Along with a near doubling in the number of children whose family income is below the poverty line, DuPage has seen significant increases in the number of children from non-English speaking homes and the number of children born to teen parents.

     

    The rise in at-risk children in DuPage County reflects a national trend: the suburban poor now outnumber those living in poverty in inner cities according to a recent report by the Urban League. Social service and educational systems in suburban communities are struggling to meet the needs of these disadvantaged children and their families, and need new program models that reflect the latest research on early brain development while being responsive to families' culture and needs.

     

    Educare of West DuPage can meet a pressing need for effective early childhood programming in DuPage County .  

     

    In addition to serving at-risk children and their families in West Chicago Elementary District 33, Educare of West DuPage will demonstrate for other suburban communities an effective, research-based early childhood program that prepares children for success in school.


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