Chicago State University Learning Center

CSU Learning Center (formerly the Child Care Center) enables CSU students to attain their educational goals while balancing their family life and ensuring a safe educational environment for their children. This grant helps retain students by providing quality child care to adult learners with families who have returned to school for better career options, said Deborah Parker, director, Chicago State University Learning Center. Eligibility for the grant funds are based on enrollment for at least six hours and a recipient of a Pell Grant. Chicago State University is a leader in providing high quality child care services for students.
CSUs Learning Center provides an environment in which social, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth is encouraged through the creative-oriented curriculum. Because of its unique relationship to the University, young children are exposed to many of the same cultural, educational, and technological benefits enjoyed by CSU students.

Children in this program experience caring, warm, friendly interactions and responsive relationships with professional child care personnel. The CSU Learning Center professionals help develop, support, and maintain positive friendships that are created among the children in the program.

Since 1984, Deborah Parker, program manager for the CSU Learning Center, has coordinated, supervised, and directed the child care program and taught child development at Chicago State University, Olive Harvey, Daley, Kennedy King and Truman City Colleges. Her expertise has shaped the Center into the quality care program it is to date.

Registration is now open for the CSU Learning Center for ages Pre-School through five years. In addition to the CCAMPIS program, CSUs Learning Center offers the USDA Child Care Food Program, the Head Start program, the Early Head Start Program, and Pre-School for ages two through four. Subsidized child care on a sliding fee scale and private tuition options are available. For more information, please call 773- 221-3004.

Child Ages:

3 weeks - 5 years

Preschool:

Yes

Hours of Operation:

06:00 - 18:00