We have had our son at this child care/preschool for the last six months and have really grown to love the staff and teachers. Its a well established center in the community, and the facility and staff are warm and home like. The teachers are a mix of both younger and older, but they all have great experience and education in child care. Our son had a difficult transition going into day care for the first time, and the teachers worked with us to help make our sons experience better. When I pick him up he often doesnt want to stop playing! I often bring home really cute crafts. I never worry about his care, which is a very reassuring sign any working parent needs. Jill, the owner and head of the child center has years of experience and is very straightforward with the parents and their child care policies. I was very pleased by her knowledge and all the information she provided us when we were shopping for child care centers for our 1.5 year old. Its a small, older facility that is tucked away on Kirby Road. Dont be turned off by the fact that its an older, small setting. Its really a hidden gem in this town! I also found that the pricing was much more affordable than the other commercial centers around town.

We love Early Learning! Both of our children have attended. This is one of the best preschools in town. Dont believe the hype at some other centers in town - Early Learning actually features an age-appropriate, play-based learning environment. The teachers are educated in early childhood development, extremely flexible with individual schedules/needs, and they are all very calm and caring towards the children. Teacher-student ratio is great. One of the best things about EL is that the kids spend so much time outdoors, in nearly all weather. The backyard playscape is shady and comfortable - a nice combination of deck, sand area, climbing, and naturalistic mounds and tunnels. Its a cheery place on the inside too - all the rooms have large windows and doors overlooking the play area. The website isnt super informative - so visiting in person is ideal. We knew it was the place for our daughter as soon as we walked into the classroom 5 years ago, and we havent looked back. Thanks Jill for running such an excellent preschool for our community.

This day care is really awesome! The teachers and the director are highly responsible and caring with years of experiences! My daughter is very happy to be there playing with all her friends. There are a lot of tree shades in the playground and a great variety of outdoor facilities for them to play! We are also amazed by her progress in English as she has learned new words every day. The teacher-to-student ratio is around 3 or 4, which is the best among all the local day cares that we have explored. So kids definitely have got full attention from their teacher.

This is a terrific daycare. The teachers there are very nice and have very low turnover rate. And they have the best teacher student ratio in town! My child has a very good time there.

Early Learning is terrific! Our son has been attending since he was 8 months old in the Butterfly classroom + now hes 3 — and still comes home to tell us all about what hes done at school and about all of his friends. Each of his teachers have been pivotal in his care + development. ELs playground and play-based learning was completely ideal for what we were hoping to find in a center.Early Learning was also instantly bumped to the top of our list when we realized how flexible and considerate Jill Moore, the director, was with our non-traditional schedules. It is also one of the more affordable child centers in Champaign-Urbana — but, does not skimp on the essentials.