For more than 100 years AAUW preschool has been one of the best preschools in Waukegan, Illinois. It serves areas of Southern Wisconsin, Zion, Gurnee, Northern Lake County, Illinois, Wadsworth, and Beach Park. The facility was established in 1953 by American Association of University Women. It has been awarded by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Gold Circle of quality designation from ExceleRate, Illinois. They have an experienced team of teachers who are very passionate about children and wholesome education.

Since its establishment in 1986, Bethel Preschool is one of the top preschools in Gurnee, Illinois. It mainly deals with 3-4 year old students. The school has facilities in each of their two classrooms such as art supplies, play kitchen, sand and water tables, blocks, books, trains and dress up corners. Outside each classroom is an enclosed outdoor playground. Their team of professional teachers is led by Donna Stutzman the director and a teacher since 2006.

Since 1968 Busy Bee Children center has been one of the top preschools in Waukegan, Illinois. The school is certified by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a member of the Illinois ExceleRate Gold Circle of Quality, and is accredited by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Their curriculum cares for infants, preschoolers and toddlers. Kay Smith, an experienced educationist has been the center’s director since 2006. Activities in the school on every month include winter fest, consumer survey, healthy lifestyle fair, community caring day, teacher appreciation week, family picnic, mobile dentist visit, pre-kindergarten orientation, individual classroom, family reading day, wildwood Presbyterian church visit among others.

For more than 30 years, Country Meadows Montessori School, located in Gurnee, has been a launching pad for thousands of children. The school is known to produce some of world’s great names such as Mark Zuckerberg, Julia Child, Alexander Graham Bell, David Blaine, Helen Keller, Anne Frank, and Katherine Graham among others. Their program accommodates toddlers, adolescents, elementary, children’s house, summer program and after- school program. Some parents whose children have progressed from kindergarten to adolescence have talked of their satisfaction in the services at the school.

Lions Math & Science Christian Academy is one of the top preschools in Waukegan, Illinois. It serves the larger North Shore area. The school offers programs such as math, science, character development in young children and technology. They offer Early Child Development and primary program to accommodate students in 4-6 grades. The two are based on Howard Gardener Brain Learning Theory, National Benchmarks for Math and Science and Illinois Learning Standards. The school has child development programs such as Lions Centurion club.

For over 40 years, Little Bear Child Development Center has been a top preschool in Waukegan, Illinois serving Lake County. The school is faith based and focuses in serving diverse communities in child development, safety for children, creative environment and family support. Services offered in the school include prekindergarten and kindergarten, local field trips, local parks, water lay, books and sun fun, creative curriculum and jolly phonics for all children. Their curriculum comprises of language, science, math, dramatic play, music, physical exercise and creative art.