Free Preschool Fair For Parents Returns to Des Plaines Public Library January 22

Finding the right preschool fit for your child can be a daunting task, especially with so many options available these days. Parents are invited to learn more about area preschools at the Des Plaines Public Library’s Annual Preschool Fair, Saturday Jan. 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

The fair is free, no reservations required, and the first 40 families to attend will receive a Des Plaines Public Library tote bag and a copy of the 2010 Monarch Illinois Readers’ Choice Award winning picture book Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt, compliments of Friends of the Library. For more information, please call 847.827.5551 or visit www.dppl.org. 

Representatives from more than 25 schools located in Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge and Niles will be on hand, including: 

Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School (Wheeling)

Brentwood Christian Academy (Des Plaines)

Bright Beginnings, Niles Park District (Niles)

Bright Horizons (Mount Prospect)

Children's Choice at Holy Family (Des Plaines)

Embers Elementary (Park Ridge)

First Congregational Preschool (Des Plaines)

Guardian Angel Day School (Des Plaines)

Illinois Action for Children (Chicago)

Immanuel Lutheran Preschool (Des Plaines)

Lattof YMCA (Des Plaines)

Little Lamb Preschool (Des Plaines)

Mary, Seat of Wisdom (Park Ridge)

Montessori Academy of Illinois (Park Ridge)

Mount Prospect Child Care, Inc. (Mount Prospect)

Oakton College Early Childhood Center (Des Plaines)

One Hope United Child Development Center (Des Plaines)

Our Lady of Destiny Preschool (Des Plaines)

Safari Childcare (Mount Prospect)

Saint Mark Preschool and Child Care (Mount Prospect)

Saint Zachary Catholic School (Des Plaines)

Science and Arts Academy (Des Plaines)

SPARK Preschool (at Terrace) (Des Plaines)

STAR Preschool (district 62) (Des Plaines)

Trinity Preschool (Mount Prospect)