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Become a PALS Family

Are you interested in enrolling your child in Peoria’s most
exciting and innovative daycare and preschool program?

PALS Praise & Leadership Schools uses a child care curriculum
which fosters the development of spatial awareness, logic,
reason, and motor skills. Our program sets the foundation for
enhanced language, arithmetic, social skills, and understanding
of the world around your children.

Your path to become a PALS parent has already started; simply follow these next steps.

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Read more about our curriculum, teachers, and student safety program
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Our Programs

Infant Daycare

Infant Child Care

PALS Praise & Leadership Schools are committed to creating an environment that is creative and stimulating for newborns. Your baby will be cared for in an environment that is loving, safe, and designed specifically for infant care.

Toddler Care

Toddler Daycare

We continually plan and develop new learning activities and strategies to meet the needs and interests of each child, and strive to make child development fun by providing a stimulating, risk-free, toddler daycare environment.

Two & Threes

Learning Life Skills at Preschool

We focus on teaching life skills through positive reinforcement, accompanied by a strong set of values. PALS carries within it a passion for excellence in bringing out each child’s inherent gifts. We believe in coaching, teaching, and believing in children through the hard stuff until they get it right. This is much more than nursery school!

Pre-K Program

Renowned Pre Kindergarten Program

Our signature preschool program fills your child’s days with fun activities that build self-esteem and moral character as well as teach life skills and values. Through excitement and engagement, children learn without knowing they are learning. As a child care provider, we focus on providing the child skills for their entire life.

Daycare in Peoria That You Can Trust

PALS Praise & Leadership Schools are more than your typical daycare, preschool or childcare center. We have spent decades developing a proven childcare experience that engages your child through creative play and learning, all to help him or her develop into a happy, successful adult. Everything we do at PALS is designed to instill confidence and let children discover and expand their talents. We also help develop the social-emotional aspect of each child through the use of conscious discipline.

Daycare Curriculum

Decision making; problem-solving, of which arithmetic is only a small part; and goal setting. We teach these skills at PALS from a young age to instill in your child the ability to be successful at whatever they choose to apply themselves towards.

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Our Teachers

At PALS, we hold the highest standard for our teachers and require all co-teachers to meet the same qualifications. Our selectivity, combined with our belief in fostering teachers’ self-development and growth is a big part of PALS’ remarkable staff retention. PALS’ staff turnover rate has always been under 20%.

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Student Safety

The safety of your children is of our utmost concerns. Our front door is always locked, and each person entering the building must have clearance to be there. Once you enroll your child, we will give you a code that allows you to check your child in/out and opens the front door with a fingerprint.

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Don’t take our word for it, see what other PALS Preschool Parents say...

Kempf Family

Love the summer program and activities! I really appreciate all the different forms of communication (i.e., individual daily notes, class notes, monthly newsletters, etc.). This makes the parents really feel connected to what their child has been or will be doing daily throughout the day, week, or month.

The Chovanec Family

We were very impressed with the staff and very sad to leave.

The Doering Family

I like the creativity of the staff and the variety of learning activities.

Katie Anderson

He loved his friend and teachers. He especially loved the playground and field trips!

The King Family

The teachers aren’t afraid to love the kids, actually, that’s my favorite thing.

Laura Sollenberger

The long term teachers are the glue that holds your program together.

The Walker Family

I really feel that the staff loves their jobs! The entire team is outstanding. My daughter learned much more than I ever thought possible. She is much more advanced in kindergarten than some of her other classmates that did not attend PALS.

Lisa Mullins

My favorite things about PALS are the excellent, diverse program and the skilled, loving teachers.

Jennifer Jackson

My favorite things about PALS are the daily feedback about my son’s day, pictures of him participating, peace of mind regarding his safety, and how the teachers are invested in each child’s development.

Anonymous

My child was at PALS for five years and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Kempf Family

My favorite thing about PALS was the fact that I knew each and every day that I was leaving my child in a loving, caring and nurturing environment from the program structure and learning environment to the continuous communication between the parents, teachers, and staff.

Angie DeLost

I am so grateful for PALS and the teachers! It is very difficult to leave your kids and go to work but PALS makes this so much easier.

Kristal Shelvin

I appreciated the great teaching staff and high level of security.

The Kristin Family

I love how the teachers greet the children and truly make them feel welcomed. I love the effort the teachers make to each of our children feel comfortable.

Amanda Burton

The teachers are sincerely caring, nurturing, and gentle. My daughter grew leaps and bounds socially and academically.

Roshima Shelton

PALS has a very warm environment upon entering the facility. I enjoyed the layout as well as the creativity inside the classrooms.

Marti Williams

My experience with PALS has been tremendous on all levels. I recommend the school to anyone with young children!

The Walker Family

I wouldn’t change a thing. The staff always made me feel like an individual who mattered, rather than “another parent.” My daughter loved everything there and I did as well. We were sad to leave…but kindergarten can’t wait either.”

Sarah Muir

We loved everything about PALS; the way the teachers genuinely cared for our daughter and were happy to see her every day. We always felt safe and secure with her there and never worried about her while she was there because we knew she was in great hands!

Katie Anderson

I used to be a PALS kid. Since then, I had a good impression and enrolled my son at your Downtown location. I have been very pleased with our experience there, so much so that I won’t take him anywhere else. I feel that we have a relationship with PALS, not a child care agreement.

Jamie Brownfield

PALS has a great curriculum!

Tracy Talkad

I would highly recommend PALS to anyone I know!

Eileen Bauer

We absolutely loved our time at PALS! You have a top rate facility—teachers and staff! I will continue to refer friends to PALS without reservation!

Jennifer Miller

I always felt that my children were in a safe environment.

Tammi Robison

The teachers and staff are amongst the best people ever. They totally are trustworthy, loving, exceptional people.

Amanda Christianson

I could see the results of lessons carried into other activities.

Heidi Howe

Thank you for raising my child like one of your own.

Emily Rhoades

PALS teachers really take the time to speak with us and I really felt like they were our partners in caring for our kids.

Tonya Schnelle

Thanks for giving my kids a great head start!

Heather Armistead

Months after PALS, Connor is still talking about the things he did at PALS.

Kelly Anderson

I have been extremely happy and proud to be a PALS parent over the past eight years.

Jenny Lawless

It was a sacrifice to send our children to PALS but it was worth every cent.

Amelia Monroe

I was very nervous about daycare and PALS was the best decision I could have made!

Margaret Withrow

Everyone tried so hard to do whatever was needed. No one ever said—”we can’t do that.”

Sarah Muir

We can’t thank you enough for the excellent, loving care you’ve shown to Lilly and for the peace of mind you gave us. Knowing she was in such great hands with people who genuinely cared for her happiness and well being. We recommend PALS to everyone! You have an excellent program accented with top-notch teachers. We wish we could pack you all up and bring you with us to Minnesota!

Kempf Family

The Chovanec Family

We were very impressed with the staff and very sad to leave.

The Doering Family

I like the creativity of the staff and the variety of learning activities.

Katie Anderson

He loved his friend and teachers. He especially loved the playground and field trips!

The King Family

The teachers aren’t afraid to love the kids, actually, that’s my favorite thing.

Laura Sollenberger

The long term teachers are the glue that holds your program together.

The Walker Family

Lisa Mullins

My favorite things about PALS are the excellent, diverse program and the skilled, loving teachers.

Jennifer Jackson

Anonymous

My child was at PALS for five years and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Kempf Family

Angie DeLost

I am so grateful for PALS and the teachers! It is very difficult to leave your kids and go to work but PALS makes this so much easier.

Kristal Shelvin

I appreciated the great teaching staff and high level of security.

The Kristin Family

I love how the teachers greet the children and truly make them feel welcomed. I love the effort the teachers make to each of our children feel comfortable.

Amanda Burton

The teachers are sincerely caring, nurturing, and gentle. My daughter grew leaps and bounds socially and academically.

Roshima Shelton

PALS has a very warm environment upon entering the facility. I enjoyed the layout as well as the creativity inside the classrooms.

Marti Williams

My experience with PALS has been tremendous on all levels. I recommend the school to anyone with young children!

The Walker Family

Sarah Muir

Katie Anderson

Jamie Brownfield

PALS has a great curriculum!

Tracy Talkad

I would highly recommend PALS to anyone I know!

Eileen Bauer

We absolutely loved our time at PALS! You have a top rate facility—teachers and staff! I will continue to refer friends to PALS without reservation!

Jennifer Miller

I always felt that my children were in a safe environment.

Tammi Robison

The teachers and staff are amongst the best people ever. They totally are trustworthy, loving, exceptional people.

Amanda Christianson

I could see the results of lessons carried into other activities.

Heidi Howe

Thank you for raising my child like one of your own.

Emily Rhoades

PALS teachers really take the time to speak with us and I really felt like they were our partners in caring for our kids.

Tonya Schnelle

Thanks for giving my kids a great head start!

Heather Armistead

Months after PALS, Connor is still talking about the things he did at PALS.

Kelly Anderson

I have been extremely happy and proud to be a PALS parent over the past eight years.

Jenny Lawless

It was a sacrifice to send our children to PALS but it was worth every cent.

Amelia Monroe

I was very nervous about daycare and PALS was the best decision I could have made!

Margaret Withrow

Everyone tried so hard to do whatever was needed. No one ever said—”we can’t do that.”

Sarah Muir

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Northside Peoria-Willow Knolls

2327 W Willow Knolls Rd Peoria, Illinois 61614

309-228-2505

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700 NE Greenleaf Peoria, Illinois 61603

309-740-4463

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