Need Advice on Finding a New Daycare Provider

There is a Wheaton/Glen Ellyn Home Day Care association you could contact and I'm sure they would be happy to provide you with daycare providers in the area in which you are looking. I am a part of the Carol Stream Association and I know they are happy to provide a list of providers for parents to contact. Warrenville also has an Association if you work in that direction, as well. You could look up the contact information of the association you would want to contact online to receive a list of providers.

T.,

We have used the same daycare provider since Feb 1999. My youngest child is still going to this daycare. It's an in-home daycare but she is registered with the State of Illinois and she subscribes to a pre-school curriculum. I think other parents at the this daycare found her through a list at the YMCA Glen Ellyn so you could check there.

We love our provider having used her for over a decade. She loves kids and has tons of activities, both recreational and educational for them. I could fill pages about what she does. My kids did not go to a pre-school other than what was taught in this daycare. If your child is learning at a faster pace, she provides enrichment projects. My youngest who is starting kindergarten this Fall loves math so he was given more math activities. He can add, substract and multiply already. He has also eaten asparagus, green peppers and green beans for lunch and regularly eats salad there. None of these foods, he will touch in our home. Even our daycare provider's ketchup is better than ours. It's the same brand but somehow it's better at daycare.

If you are interested, our provider's name is Cora Shin and her tel# is ###-###-####. You can pm me if you would like further feedback.

Good luck with your search.

T., Do you live in wheaton or work in Wheaton. My mom does daycare in Aurora. Not sure if that helps you. Her name is Irma Heintz her number is ###-###-####. Give her a call if that helps you out. she is wonderful.

I happen to have a home-based business that is a child care & school information service (also general community info). My website is www.metroprofiles.com. The main page for the Chicago section is www.metroprofiles.com/ChicagoWelcome.html. The main page mentions my Child Care Connections publication, with a link to the ordering page. The DuPage County sections may be helpful to you. You can call me at ###-###-#### if you like.

The YWCA Child Care Resource and Referal can give you a listing of providers in your area, both home and centers. Call them at ###-###-####. They recently moved from Glen Ellyn to Glendale Heights.