A Foundation for the Future!
OUR PROGRAMS
Calling All Prospective Preschool Families
Join us for our 'Peek at Preschool' Open House
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, FROM 6:00-7:00 PM
You're invited for a peek into preschool! Drop-in to tour our classrooms, motor room, and playground. Interact with some of our talented and passionate teaching staff. You'll also get an exclusive opportunity to register for preschool this evening BEFORE resident registration opens!*
*To register for preschool, you will need to create an account in the Lisle Park District's online registration system, if you have not done so already. This will help expedite the process of registering your child for preschool while you are on-site. Gentle Learning Preschool is located in the Lisle Park District Recreation Center at 1925 Ohio Street in Lisle.
Learning Through Play!
OUR PHILOSOPHY
At Gentle Learning Preschool, play is at the heart of everything we do.
Our classrooms are designed with inviting, hands-on centers that spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence in every child. Through play and exploration, our students learn about their world: touching, talking, experimenting, building, and imagining every step of the way.
Each day is filled with opportunities to build curiosity and confidence. We count while we sing, write while we draw, and explore early science through mixing, cooking, and discovering how things work. Sensory play invites children to scoop, pour, and compare, while art experiences encourage them to express their ideas through color, texture, and design. Building with blocks, molding play dough, and creating with manipulatives strengthen the fine motor muscles needed for future writing, while dramatic play invites big imagination and teamwork. And every day, our children run, climb, pedal, jump, and laugh on our playground or in our motor room, building strong bodies and joyful hearts.
At Gentle Learning, childhood is celebrated, curiosity is encouraged, and learning feels like play, because that's exactly what it is!
It is our goal to learn through play by inspiring each child's
- Curiosity
- Creativity
- Joyful Learning
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Preschool Parents Say...
"Gentle Learning is truly exceptional! The teachers and staff are simply amazing — compassionate, dedicated, and deeply invested in the children. Our older child attended for a year, and our younger one is now finishing after three wonderful years. It's emotional knowing our time here has come to an end. This is a place where love and care are abundant, learning is meaningful, and a little bit of magic happens every day."
"Gentle Learning Preschool is always so welcoming. Our usually hesitant 4 year old enjoyed every minute in her classroom. She always came out with a smile and lots of stories about the things she played with or created each day. I was impressed how ready she was for Kindergarten. She still talks about her preschool teachers!"
"The staff at Gentle Learning was always friendly and professional. My son looked forward to coming to school every day. For all the new parents who are worried about sending your little one to school - know that your child will be well cared for and well loved at school. It’s such a relief to me as a mom to know that when I drop him off, he will have an enriching learning experience as well as nurturing teachers throughout the school."
"Gentle Learning Preschool is always so welcoming. Our usually hesitant 4 year old enjoyed every minute in her classroom. She always came out with a smile and lots of stories about the things she played with or created each day. I was impressed how ready she was for Kindergarten. She still talks about her preschool teachers!"
"The staff at Gentle Learning was always friendly and professional. My son looked forward to coming to school every day. For all the new parents who are worried about sending your little one to school- know that your child will be well cared for and well loved at school. It’s such a relief to me as a mom to know that when I drop him off, he will have an enriching learning experience as well as nurturing teachers throughout the school."