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Learn & Play Pre-K
8:30am-12:30pm
$70/Day, 3 Day Minimum
Learn & Play Extended Day
12:30pm-4:30pm
$45/Day
PreK and Extended Day bundle
$105/Day
2 Full Time Accredited Teachers
Full 9 month curriculum
6-1 Ratios
Learn & Play PreK at Fit City Kids is a fun, engaging half-day preschool program designed to help young children build confidence, independence, and school readiness skills through a balance of learning and active play.
Our experienced teachers guide children through a structured morning that encourages curiosity, creativity, and social development while keeping kids active and engaged. With small group sizes and a supportive environment, children receive individualized attention while learning how to follow routines, develop friendships, and gain independence.
Each morning includes a variety of activities designed to support early childhood development:
• Circle Time & Social Skill Development
• Early Learning Activities & Kindergarten Readiness
• Movement & Motor Skill Development
• Intro Sports & Active Play
• Arts, Crafts & Creative Projects
• Storytime & Group Activities
By combining structured learning with the high-energy Fit City Kids environment, Learn & Play PreK creates a unique preschool experience where children stay active, engaged, and excited to learn.
Families who are looking for afternoon enrichment or need a longer day can extend their child’s experience with Learn & Play Extended Day, which continues the fun with engaging afternoon activities.
After the morning PreK program, children enjoy a relaxed lunch time followed by an afternoon filled with movement, creative play, and social activities in our active play space. The extended day program allows children to continue building friendships while staying active in a safe and supportive environment.
Extended Day Highlights
• Lunch & Social Time
• Movement & Games
• Creative Play & Activities
• Additional Social Development
• Flexible Pickup Options
**Spanish Lessons
This flexible option is perfect for families looking for afternoon care or an extended day experience while still enjoying the structured learning of the morning PreK program.
Children should come prepared with:
• Gym shoes and comfortable clothing
• A labeled water bottle
• A nut-free snack for the morning program
• A packed lunch if staying for Extended Day
Learn & Play PreK offers a preschool experience that combines structured learning with movement, creativity, and fun. Our goal is to help every child build confidence, develop friendships, and grow the skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.
Pricing and Hours
Half Day Preschool 830AM-1230PM
$70/day $325/week
3 day minimum
Learn & Play Extended Day
$45/day
PreK & Extended Day Bundle
$105/Day
Introducing Brender! Brender brings over 30 years of teaching experience in early childhood education. She designed and implemented an engaging curriculum for students by following the Common Core State Standards. She was responsible for classroom academic progress delivered through lesson plans. Implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student. She successfully received class materials through “Donors Choose” grants. She also took the initiative to organized and take the lead on projects, field trips, and graduations.
Being a key player on her grade level team, she has proven to be a dedicated, hardworking, caring, and a nurturing educator who creates a fun classroom learning environment, where students feel safe to take risk and make mistakes. She also encourages a strong partnership with families to foster growth and development in their children. Her high expectations and effective management skills have proved a yearly reading success rate of 80-95%. Being an early childhood educator has been very rewarding for her.
Fun Facts:
Brender recently retired from the Chicago Public Schools.
She enjoys family gathering, especially doing fun things with her 3 rambunctious grandsons!
She also likes shopping, traveling, attending plays and concerts.
Another passion of Brender loves doing is party planning.
Introducing Vanessa! Vanessa has been been teaching in the early childhood field for well over 10
years. She has aided Centers in achieving NAEYC accreditation and is familiar with their learning
standards. These standards have aided in providing these ECE programs with the best learning
experiences for young children and provide the highest quality professional preparation of educators by
meeting national standards of quality. Vanessa is skilled in curriculum planning / implementation and
classroom management. She loves the ECE field and find it to be the most rewarding. Working with
preschool age has taught her so much it has constantly reminded her of many life lessons such as
enjoying life’s simple pleasures and to have fun and be different. We get to be silly every day! What can
be better than that? lastly, Vanessa is grateful that she gets to be a part of these littles personal and educational
growth.
