Mary Sears Children’s Academy

For children ranging from infancy to four years old, the Mary Sears Children’s Academy offers preschool learning environments, while for older children it provides kindergarten and school-age care before and after school. Additionally, Mary Sears Children’s Academy offers specialized enrichment programs in areas such as fitness, reading, music, and foreign language. Once school releases for the year, Mary Sears Children’s Academy transitions to summer camps.

Over 40 years ago, Mary Sears opened her first academy to fill a need for programs featuring quality and leadership. Backed by a doctorate with a focus in early childhood education, Mary Sears helps the academy achieve its vision of meeting the needs of children in supportive, nurturing environments. State accredited, the Mary Sears Children’s Academy offers many innovative features. For instance, each academy is equipped with heated floors and access to computers, farm animals, and acres of playground area. Today, Mary Sears Children’s Academy operates in seven locations throughout Illinois.

Each Mary Sears Children’s Academy facility focuses on three defining qualities: safety, love, and respect. First and foremost, Mary Sears Children's Academy operates in clean, danger-free locations. Next, it provides an environment that fosters love and kindness, qualities the school desires to instill early on. Children who attend the academy are treated with respect to facilitate reciprocation. Employing these principles leads the school toward its ultimate goal of assisting children’s development in social, emotional, physical, and cognitive areas.