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Educare Lake County

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

To learn more about Educare Lake County, visit their website or Facebook page.

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Community Information and Engagement Event

Information will be shared relating to building design, features, and programming for children ages 6 weeks through kindergarten.

March 3, 2025   |   5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Shiloh Park Middle School
2635 Gabriel Avenue, Zion IL

  • Light refreshments will be served.

  • Translation services available

Reserve your seat by February 20, 2025.

To register for the event please visit http://zion-6.org/educare0325

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

Updated Center Design & Feedback Session, March 2025

On Monday evening, Shiloh Park Middle School’s gymnasium filled with families and community members eager to discuss and learn more about a proposed Educare center, which would serve children from six weeks old through kindergarten. The event provided another valuable opportunity for attendees to voice their opinions, offer suggestions, and engage in conversations about the future learning space.

Three people seated, attentively listening, in a classroom setting.
Person speaking at a podium with a microphone, indoors.
Two people stand together; one holds a microphone, the other wears a purple scarf.
Child coloring a book at a table with crayons and a water bottle nearby.
Appetizer cones with meats, fruits, and cheese on a green tablecloth.
A man speaks into a microphone at a podium.
A man speaks into a microphone at a podium.
Two women standing, one holding a microphone, in front of a lectern.
People seated in chairs, listening attentively in a hall.
Adults and children sitting at tables with coloring materials and crafts.

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.