"Excellent staff interaction with children. Staff model respect, cooperation, flexibility, patience. Staff provide environment in which children feel comfortable, relaxed, happy and involved in play ... Classrooms are bright, inviting. Individual interest areas are arranged to promote independent learning ... Emphasis on self-exploration, creativity, (and) independence."

-- 2008 State of IL Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Annual Review --

"Program promotes growth, well-being, development of self-help skills, communication skills, social competence, and positive self-identity. Acivities build upon each other and help children to understand relationships between themselves and throughout the world. Much emphasis on facilitating children to communicate. Very positive program."

-- 2011 State of IL Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Annual Review --

Campus Cooperative Preschool (CCP, Formerly Playtime Preschool) is a secular non-for-profit, parent owned and operated early childhood education program. Our mission is to provide a creative and intimate learning environment that allows children to feel valued while developing the cognitive, social, and emotional foundations for future learning success.

What does CCP offer?

• Accredited teaching staff
• Research-based, high-quality, early childhood program
• Low student/teacher ratios
• Veteran teachers using Nurtured Heart TM approach to promote classroom success
• Family-oriented community
• Central C-U location on the U of I campus
• Program Licensed by DCFS
• Enhanced Creative Arts Program
• Hands-on early literacy & math promoted through:
  • Phonics You Can Feel
  • Math Club
  • E²:Exciting Experiments