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Educare Lake County

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Welcome to the our information portal where you will find information relating to the progress of the new Educare Lake County facility.

Zion will soon be home to a new state-of-the-art early learning center, which will propel the future of our community’s children ages 6 weeks through kindergarten.

This center is set to be built between Shiloh Park and Zion Center Middle Schools, and is expected to be completed and licensed for the 2026-2027 school year.

Educare Lake County, a nurturing and safe place families can trust, will provide...

  • 38,000+ square footage of learning spaces, outdoor play areas & family support services
  • 174 infants, toddlers and their families with high-quality early learning slots
  • 6 infant & toddler classrooms
  • 9 preschool-age classrooms
  • Full-day, full-year programming
  • Community gathering areas
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Latest Project News

Center Design & Feedback Session, June 2024

Families and community members came together in the Shiloh Park Middle School gymnasium on Monday evening to learn about and give their opinions on a new six-week through kindergarten Educare center. This center is set to be built between Shiloh Park and Zion Central Middle Schools, and be completed and licensed for the 2026-2027 school year. The community event allowed all parties to share their thoughts and ideas about the new learning facility.

Community members stop to look at, and pick food before the event.
Past interim superintendent Jim McKay begins the event.
A display of food for the event.
A presenter helps a community member sign into the online survey portal.
A family checks into the Educare event.
A board member asks a presenter a question.
An individual is completing the online survey for the event.
A presenter discusses the building of a new Educare center.
A community member asks a question to the presenters.
A family checks into the Educare event.