As parents of preschool age children in our community, you are fortunate to have many good early childhood programs from which to choose. The task you have is to find the "best fit" for your children and family. Community is special because of the extraordinary teaching staff, the continuity and stability of the programs, and the rich diversity represented by our families, ethnically, culturally and socio-economically. For 61 years, we have been providing high quality, affordable early childhood programs to meet the varying needs of parents and children in our community. We hope we will have the opportunity to show you who we are, and what we have to offer you and your child.

Registration for families new to "Community" began March 1st for all childcare programs including state funded Preschool For All, Before School Care, Kindergarten Enrichment, and Summer Camp 2012. Nursery School registration for the 2012-2013 school year has began. To tour the school (including our full-sized gym and Art Studio) to visit classrooms, or to obtain more information, please call 847-432-3301 or email jean@hpcommunity.org.  Click here to view registration materials.

"Community" offers a wide variety of quality early childhood programs for the diverse needs of children and families in Highland Park and Highwood, including half day nursery school programs for children ages 2 years, 8 months through age 4; "Lunch Bunch" and extended day for 4-year-olds; state funded "Preschool for All classes for 3 and 4-year-olds; part-time or full-time day care for 3 and 4-year-olds; before school care for children ages 5-10; and kindergarten enrichment with extended care and transportation for children who attend kindergarten. All students participate in professional music and art classes.

Highland Park Community Nursery School and Day Care Center offers sliding scale fees and scholarships, making it a licensed, quality program, affordable to all who apply.

More current news for the whole school such as newsletters can be found on the News & Info page. For current parents the classroom page has news for each class. The classroom page is password protected, if you are a current parent and need the password please stop by the office.

Visit the Facebook page to see children's art, current information, shared articles, and comment on your great experiences at Community. 

Scholastic Book Orders

Highland Park Community places a monthly book order to Scholastic. The current catalogs are filled with wonderful books for the holidays. As an effort to "go green", please consider placing your order online. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Erickson at getbeth@comcast.net. 

Click here to view the latest scholastic newsletter.

We did it!  Thanks to your support, we raised almost $40,000 for our school, exceeding our $30,000 goal!  This money will greatly benefit the programs and services at Community!

A special thanks to everyone who contributed to fundraising this year, either through committee participation, raffle tickets sales & event attendance.

Community truly is a place where all children thrive!

For further information on the Annual Spring Benefit, please visit www.hpcommunitybenefit.org