JCYS Family Centers

JCYS Family Centers offers infant care for babies as young as 6 weeks old. It also offers play-based learning for toddlers and preschoolers, hands-on pre-K learning, and summer camps with swimming, sports, arts, and outdoor exploration.

Programs

• Infant Care — 6 weeks to 1 year · Licensed care for babies as young as 6 weeks old.
• Toddler & Preschool — 6 weeks to 5 years · Play-based learning that builds early language, motor, and social skills.
• Pre-K — 6 weeks to 5 years · School readiness through hands-on, joyful learning.
• Summer Camps — 6 weeks through 13 years · Swimming, sports, arts, and outdoor exploration for early childhood through school-age children.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–13 years old

About the provider

JCYS Family Centers has served Chicagoland families for more than 115 years. Its mission is early childhood education, rooted in Jewish culture, open to all families. Families join Shabbat celebrations, tzedakah projects, and center events that build connection across generations.

Programs are open to families of every background, regardless of religious background. Pre-registration is open year-round. Registration fees are non-refundable, non-transferable, and due upon enrollment.

Last updated November 7, 2026.