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Catalpa Early Childhood Center We offer free, play-based preschool for 3 & 4 year-olds in Chicago Public Schools

Thank you to our Friends of Catalpa Early Childhood Center for a fun filled night Culver's building community and fundra...
10/28/2026

Thank you to our Friends of Catalpa Early Childhood Center for a fun filled night Culver's building community and fundraising for our Catalpa students! Shoutout to the staff and parent volunteers for being food runners!

Fall Parking Spot Raffle! 🚗Make school drop-off or pick-up a little easier for the rest of the Fall term! Enter for a ch...
10/17/2026

Fall Parking Spot Raffle! 🚗

Make school drop-off or pick-up a little easier for the rest of the Fall term! Enter for a chance to win a reserved parking spot in the staff parking lot next to the playground.

☀️ Morning Spot: 9:00 AM drop-off
🏫 Afternoon Spot: 4:00 PM pick-up

🎟️ $5 for 1 ticket
🎟️ $10 for 3 tickets

🏆 Two winners will be selected — one for the morning spot and one for the afternoon spot!

The morning and afternoon winners will be announced on October 22 and will be able to receive their parking tags that day. The reserved parking spots will be available to the winners starting October 22 through January 15.

Scan the QR code on the flyer to enter! Or use link here:

https://givebutter.com/fall-parking-spot-raffle-nv7quw

Thank you for supporting Friends of Catalpa Early Childhood Center. Good luck! 🍀

09/04/2026

Did you know that we have a Wonder Workshop at Catalpa? Have your student show you around during our Back to School Night on Thursday, September 10th starting at 4:15pm!

Catalpa hosted a few special visitors today! Check it out in today's PreK Press.
08/26/2026

Catalpa hosted a few special visitors today! Check it out in today's PreK Press.

Our teachers have been working hard to welcome our students and families back on the first day of school , Tuesday, Augu...
08/20/2026

Our teachers have been working hard to welcome our students and families back on the first day of school , Tuesday, August 25. We hope to see you on Monday to meet the teachers and drop off any supplies, medications or forms!

Along with Preview to Pre-K, we've welcomed incoming students into our Camp Catalpa OST classes this summer. We've had s...
07/13/2026

Along with Preview to Pre-K, we've welcomed incoming students into our Camp Catalpa OST classes this summer. We've had so much fun getting to new our new students and families!

This week's heat didn't stop us from having fun! We're enjoying our time with our Preview to PreK group and are excited ...
07/02/2026

This week's heat didn't stop us from having fun! We're enjoying our time with our Preview to PreK group and are excited to welcome our Camp Catalpa Crew on Monday, July 6th. Thanks to our amazing Catalpa Staff for allowing us to run these programs for our students over the summer!

Today's PreK Press is here - featuring our Catalpa chicks! 🐣
05/19/2026

Today's PreK Press is here - featuring our Catalpa chicks! 🐣

Our Catalpa parents and our have showed up for our teachers and staff this teacher appreciation week! Please keep the l...
05/04/2026

Our Catalpa parents and our have showed up for our teachers and staff this teacher appreciation week! Please keep the love going throughout this week, starting with shouting out a Catalpa staffer in the comments!

Address

5252 North Long Avenue
Chicago, IL
60630

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+17735348380

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