Childcare Programs in Richton Park, IL

One licensed home, one caregiver, and a program that changes as your child does. Ages six weeks through ten years, all under the same roof — which means siblings stay together and you only ever do one drop-off.

6 weeks – 15 months

Infant Care

Handing your baby to someone else for the first time is hard. In a licensed home like ours, your infant is cared for by the same person every single day, in the same quiet room, on the schedule you already use at home.

Toddler play and learning area at Cheerful Moments Home Daycare

15 months – 3 years

Toddler Care

Toddlers are not tiny preschoolers. They need room to move, permission to make a mess, and an adult who is not stretched across fifteen other children when the meltdown comes.

3 – 5 years

Preschool

The point of preschool is not to have your child reading by four. It is to send a kid to kindergarten who can sit with a hard task, ask for help with words, and believe they are capable.

Montessori-inspired learning environment at Cheerful Moments Home Daycare

All ages

Montessori Program

Montessori gets used as a marketing word a lot. Here is what it actually means in this house, day to day, so you can judge whether it is what you want for your child.

Outdoor play space used for after school care at Cheerful Moments

5 – 10 years

Before & After School Care

School hours and work hours do not line up, and they never have. We cover the gap at both ends of the day, plus the school holidays that catch every working parent out.

Come see it for yourself

Every program starts the same way: a tour, a conversation, and no pressure to sign anything.