Our son has attended ChooChoo Chicago since September, 2019. He has loved going to ChooChoo and has had the most consistent care-taking experience with Mrs. Mia and Ms. Ana that hes had since birth. Mrs. Mia creates a family environment where everyone feels welcome and it is truly like an extension of being at home. Our son has made wonderful friends and has thrived in the ChooChoo environment. When our second son was born and our first son started having some behavior issues, ChooChoo kept us informed, had patience with his adjustment to being a brother and served as another reassuring and stable caretaker in the time of transition for him. I love that they take the kids outside on a regular basis (even during the cold weather months). They also engage the kids in many arts and crafts projects, learning experiences and exposure to different languages. There are kids of various ages so my son enjoys teaching younger kids and learning from older kids. Our son is allergic to peanuts and the entire community adjusted their diet so that our son wasnt exposed to peanuts. Weve made great family friends through ChooChoo. Our son loves going to ChooChoo and runs into the house every morning - doesnt get better than that!

We love ChooChoo and even more importantly both our kids (1 and 3) love going to ChooCoo. ChooChoo is a family home daycare that is very well-organized, both from an educational/development perspective as well as from a administrative / practical perspective. The group of kids is great and ages range from 1 - 5 years old which is great because they can learn from, and take care of, each other. It really is a group of little friends.The teachers love the kids and it shows; the kids feel the love and give it back.ChooChoo organizes a lot of activities, varying from going to the playground, art and crafts, dance classes, swim classes, and so on.We are very happy to have chosen for ChooChoo as family home daycare for our kids as we can see our kids learning and developing on a daily basis

Our son who is 2.5 years now has been there for a bit more than a year now. We cannot be happier with the care he gets. The onboarding was progressive and very smooth to make sure our son was comfortable. The communication with parents is excellent so we feel involved and heard (e.g. Covid measures, daily pictures, etc). Kids have a lot of fun for playing and learning. It’s a multi-cultural environnement which is great too. In summary, this is a great place!!

My husband and I moved to Chicago about a year and a half ago.. We have a 3 year old daughter whom we were trying to get into daycare for a while so that I could get back into work and have time to myself to the things mums have to do (having no family here was proving difficult).It was so hard to find somewhere that was suitable and somewhere our daughter would love.. We were at ‘bright horizons’ in lakeshore east for a couple of months at the beginning of 2020 (before the lockdown pandemic hit hard).. Our daughter just wasn’t settling there and she hated it to be quite frank.. I dunno why, but I think it just seemed a little too formal - we wanted something a bit more family oriented and somewhere with a loving vibe.. Bright horizons didn’t seem to offer that or at least it showed that it didn’t through our daughter.. So during/after lockdown my husband and I decided to move our little girl else where.. We searched high and low, visited places but nothing appealed to us, then one evening my husband came across Choo Choo - he was particularly drawn to the fact it is ran by a Serbian lady - Mia (I am of Serbian heritage myself) so it was at the top of my agenda to phone up and get an appt with Mia ASAP.. And I am so glad I did - our daughter was instantly comfortable when we met Mia and her family - she got stuck in - playing with Luna (Mias’ 3 year old daughter) there was an instant connection and I loved it! The moment I met Mia I loved her, I love the daycare - it’s home from home and I felt the truth warmth that ran through it - that family oriented vibe that every parent should want for their child..Olivija loves it there and it literally took no time for her to settle! 😊 She learns so much and has opened a lot since we moved here, she has made so many friends and has become a great and confident lil girl ☺️ - all thanks to Mia, Ana and Milica! ☺️♥️And to add, we recently moved out of the city to a suburb and I stayed with Choo Choo despite the commute being a lil longer 😊 don’t want my lil girl to go anywhere else! Choo Choo is just perfect 🤩👌🏼

My wife and I love ChooChoo! In fact we actually moved into the neighborhood specifically to enroll our now 18mo old daughter. The standard daily curriculum has been tremendously positive in our daughters progression towards learning milestones needed for preschool. We also extremely valued the summer camp program she participated in this year. Outdoor time is a must for our family and ChooChoo hands-down provided the experience we were looking for.

We love Ms. Mia and ChooChoo! Our son is so happy and is making incredible developments each week. We love the size of the group, the range of ages, and the programming every day. Ms. Mia, Ms. Ana, and Ms. Jana are amazing!

This place is absolutely amazing for every kids development!My daughter attended summer camp 2016 with ChooChoo and it was absolutely time well spent. She was outside from 9am-1pm, and she engaged into many different activities, from arts and crafts, singing, physical activities, all the way to learning about nature. She loved to play with ChooChoo kids so much, that weve decided to continue our friendship with ChooChoo also in the fall of 2016.Now she is almost 2, and is developing her bilingual vocabulary through fun and play... happy kid=calm mom.

I have sent my first daughter to ChooChoo after a not so nice experience in a different preschool, and I right away felt so comfortable leaving her in this very homy but also very stimulating environment. She was there from 18 months until 3 years. Now her little sister is there, enjoying the same wonderful atmosphere, a home out of home...which is what I was looking for, at an age where a smaller environment, a limited number of little friends, a lot of care from the teachers made me feel at peace and made my daughters feel confident and very happy to stay. With Miss Mia, I always have the perception of leaving my daughters with another truly caring Mom that is so friendly and easy to talk to, that gives me a warm sense of belonging and the peaceful feeling of leaving my children in an environment that is to them just like an extension of their own family.

We have loved our experience with ChooChoo! Our daughter has continued to grow, develop, and thrive beautifully fostered by the supportive and loving teachers at ChooChoo. Truly such a wonderful place, a home away from home.

I cannot recommend Choo Choo highly enough. My son has thrived here more than I ever thought possible. Socially, he has made great friends and learned to follow instructions, take turns, participate in a group, and other school readiness skills that I didnt think hed have until preschool. Academically, he is so solid with his letters, counting, shapes, colors, and vocabulary that Im not sure what is left for 3-year-old preschool to teach him! But the most important aspect of Choo Choo is the love and nurturing that Mia, Ana, and the other teachers have given my son. They treat him like their own, and he loves Miss Mia like a second mom. We are so grateful to have found Choo Choo, and to have had the privilege of being part of this wonderful school and community.

I was a little nervous about starting our LO in daycare, but our experience with ChooChoo has gone way above and beyond our expectations. CC is a small group of around 8-10 kids between the ages of about 15 mos and 4 years. Its a very multicultural group, which we absolutely love. The teachers structure the day so the kids get to sing and dance, do art projects, learn about the world, play outside, and learn how to behave in a group setting. Every day our LO comes home with new words shes learned or new dances she can do, its amazing. Most of all, we feel that she is well-cared for. Starting at 18 mos, our LO had quite a bit of separation anxiety when she started. After just a few weeks she had totally adjusted and is now happy and excited to go to school and see the babies. We feel so lucky to have found CC!

Our family has had a great experience with Choo Choo. My daughter has really learned a lot from Miss Mia and the other teachers and I think the program has a good mix of learning and fun for the kids. It is a happy and friendly environment and I like that the group of kids is smaller than what you find at other daycares so that our child has more 1:1 attention.

Could not be more pleased with ChooChoo Chicago. This place feels like an extension of home for our child and has what many daycares lack nowadays - heart.

You don`t want to miss this place! My son attended Choo Choo 2015/2016. When he started he didn`t know a single word of English. With loving and caring teachers, through games, art and fun activities, he learned English in months. The only reason we left the Choo Choo is pre K. I highly recommend this cute home based school!

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