The Illinois Department of Human Services' (IDHS) Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and your local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency are working together to support families to get the information and resources they need to find and select the best child care for their child.

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment services.

North Star Child Development Center enrolls children from 6 weeks- 12 years old. A family-centered atmosphere that fosters the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of children that come from varying abilities and diverse backgrounds. Early Head Start/Head Start Program

Christopher House is a catalyst for helping at-risk children from birth to age 13 thrive by taking a comprehensive approach to education and creating lifelong learners. Early Head Start/Head Start Program

Onward Neighborhood House’s Early Childhood Education Program is designed to meet the needs of children and parents seeking to better their lives. Accepts CCAP. Early Head Start/Head Start Program.

Family Focus invests in strengthening families and their children in Chicago and NE Illinois so they build social capital and achieve upward economic mobility through high-quality innovative programs and services, grounded in anti-racism and social justice.

children's programming, homework help, teen programming