Penny Lane Schools
Penny Lane Schools – Oak Lawn, 4527 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
About
Penny Lane Schools offers educational programs with extended day care for children, and the program includes access to indoor gyms, hot meals from an on-site full service kitchen, and private outdoor playgrounds. The program is licensed by the State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and undergoes frequent monitoring by DCFS along with health, sanitation, and safety inspections. The programs meet and exceed all required standards and are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, a recognition achieved by less than 10 percent of child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens nationally.
• Ages: 6 weeks–12 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Friday, 6:00AM–6:00PM
Penny Lane School was established in the fall of 1988 with an enrollment of 25 students and three staff members and has grown to serve more than 500 students with over 150 staff members. Penny Lane Schools are privately owned by Christine and Steven Stefano, and Christine Stefano is identified as the owner. According to the mission statement, Penny Lane Schools exist to serve the academic, physical, social, and emotional needs of students during a crucial period of their lives, and the staff is committed to maintaining a high quality, trusting, and caring environment with developmentally appropriate teaching and learning. The mission also states that all aspects of the organization, curriculum, and extra-curricular activities are child centered and designed to accommodate individual learning styles.
Penny Lane Schools has the distinction of NAEYC Accreditation and has provided NAEYC accredited early childhood education with extended childcare options since 1988, including 18 years in a row of this accreditation. Accredited schools must meet 10 standards for high-quality early childhood education, provide a safe and healthy environment for children, and provide well-trained certified teachers, an educational environment with age appropriate materials, and curriculum that is challenging and developmentally sound. Penny Lane Schools has received the highest ExceleRate Illinois rating, the Gold Circle of Excellence, for meeting or exceeding specific quality benchmarks related to learning environment, instructional quality, program business standards, group size and child ratios, provider qualifications, and professional development, and the Oak Lawn location holds the Gold Circle of Excellence rating. Penny Lane is closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day and the day after Christmas, and the school may close early at 2:00PM or completely on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; if a holiday falls on Saturday the program is closed on Friday, and if it falls on Sunday the program is closed on Monday. The program states that it is always looking for motivated individuals who want to begin a career in early childhood and that Penny Lane will typically reply within 24 hours in most cases.
Last updated January 9, 2026.
• Ages: 6 weeks–12 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Friday, 6:00AM–6:00PM
Penny Lane School was established in the fall of 1988 with an enrollment of 25 students and three staff members and has grown to serve more than 500 students with over 150 staff members. Penny Lane Schools are privately owned by Christine and Steven Stefano, and Christine Stefano is identified as the owner. According to the mission statement, Penny Lane Schools exist to serve the academic, physical, social, and emotional needs of students during a crucial period of their lives, and the staff is committed to maintaining a high quality, trusting, and caring environment with developmentally appropriate teaching and learning. The mission also states that all aspects of the organization, curriculum, and extra-curricular activities are child centered and designed to accommodate individual learning styles.
Penny Lane Schools has the distinction of NAEYC Accreditation and has provided NAEYC accredited early childhood education with extended childcare options since 1988, including 18 years in a row of this accreditation. Accredited schools must meet 10 standards for high-quality early childhood education, provide a safe and healthy environment for children, and provide well-trained certified teachers, an educational environment with age appropriate materials, and curriculum that is challenging and developmentally sound. Penny Lane Schools has received the highest ExceleRate Illinois rating, the Gold Circle of Excellence, for meeting or exceeding specific quality benchmarks related to learning environment, instructional quality, program business standards, group size and child ratios, provider qualifications, and professional development, and the Oak Lawn location holds the Gold Circle of Excellence rating. Penny Lane is closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day and the day after Christmas, and the school may close early at 2:00PM or completely on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; if a holiday falls on Saturday the program is closed on Friday, and if it falls on Sunday the program is closed on Monday. The program states that it is always looking for motivated individuals who want to begin a career in early childhood and that Penny Lane will typically reply within 24 hours in most cases.
Last updated January 9, 2026.
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