Welcome to

Harkness House For Children

Founded in 1988, Harkness House is the premier early childhood education center and day care in Chicago's North Shore.

Rooms

Our Learning Environments

Infants

Our Huggy Bears receive high-quality infant care in an enriching, engaging environment.

Toddlers

The Bumble Bees provides a developmentally appropriate, exciting, and creative environment for toddlers.

Preschool

The Quacker program provides children with daily opportunities to explore the world around them.

Pre-K

The Junior and Senior Explorer classrooms offer your child a rich preschool experience

Our Approach

We use the Creative Curriculum approach to learning to support the development of the whole child integrated with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Children are offered a broad array of learning opportunities including yoga classes, music, gross motor skills development, outdoor activities, field trips, and optional Tumbling and Spanish classes.

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What Parents Think

"Enrolling our daughter at HHC was one of the best decisions we ever made. The incredible staff there made the initial transition from her nanny smooth and easy, and within days we saw our daughter laughing and playing with the other children. I know she is getting the best possible care, and learning so much about the world around her too."

Lauren S.