About Us

Your Child is in Great Hands

Paul K. Kennedy Child Care Center (PKK) has been open since August 1978. The purpose of our center is to offer high-quality education programs where parents can bring their children to learn, grow, and be safe.

We serve children from 6 weeks through 6 years old. We are licensed for 87 children, and we accept state subsidies, VA subsidies, Child Care Aware, and DCFS vouchers.

We would love to welcome your family to our center. Please call to schedule a tour.

Philosophy

It is our desire:

To help each child develop a strong sense of self and to allow them to blossom from within.
To provide an environment rich in equipment and play materials, where experiences are direct and concrete, in order to build the foundation for later, more abstract experiences.
To provide movement experiences for the development of physical and motor skills.
To provide the opportunity to learn and practice patterning of all kinds - visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.
To provide active listening activities.
To help children develop problem-solving techniques.
To promote creative expression through dance, art, music, cooking, and storytelling.
And to see the child and their teachers engage in a warm, loving relationship.

Health & Safety

Each employee at PKK has been trained in areas of early learning, observations, and documenting as part of communicating with families.

All employees are:

CPR/First Aid trained,
Hold a food handlers' certificate,
Have completed statewide and FBI background checks, and
All lead teachers are certified to teach your child.

PKK is accredited by NAEYC and licensed by DCFS.