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Downtown 309-740-4463

North Peoria 309-228-2505

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Choose PALS for the Best Childcare in Peoria County, IL

Not all daycare is created equal. At PALS Praise & Leadership Schools, we believe daycare should be an engaging, holistic learning environment. PALS isn’t just a place your child goes while you’re at work. It’s where your child learns values, logic, and reason. There’s a reason our families believe PALS provides the best childcare in Peoria County, IL. It’s because we offer an innovative curriculum that is centered around your child. Our program ensures our children go on to become successful elementary school students.

What Makes PALS the Best Childcare in Peoria County, IL

PALS Praise & Leadership Schools is better than your standard daycare. Our curriculum is designed to teach specific skills to enable success throughout life. We do this by building upon a precise framework. Our students learn virtues first. Next, they learn the ability communicate and interact with others. They also learn critical skills like decision making, problem-solving, and goal setting. We teach these skills through play and lesson plans that help children not just achieve their developmental milestones. We help them soar in those milestones.

PALS is a standard for excellence in education. Our child-directed activities are designed to be fun while children develop spatial awareness, logic and reason, and gross motor skills. It’s also filled with rest periods, nutritious meals, creative playtime, stories and songs, art projects, and more. Our staff is trained in the latest pedagogy in developmental education to ensure we’re teaching your children using the most modern methods. In short, we work hard to ensure we offer the best childcare in Peoria County, IL.

Where to Find PALS

PALS has two campuses for your convenience, both which maintain the same high standards of education and care. Our downtown campus, which is open from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., is located at 700 NE Greenleaf in Peoria. We also offer a North Peoria campus at 2327 W. Willow Knolls Rd., which is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. These campuses are designed to be fully accessible for young children, as well as safe and secure. We are dedicated to raising the next generation of independent thinkers who will go on to change the world.

Schedule a Tour

If you’re ready to get to know us better, we invite you to call PALS at our downtown location at 309-740-4463 or in North Peoria at 309-228-2505 to schedule a personal campus tour. We look forward to sharing our innovative curriculum with you and to sharing the PALS difference.

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