Financial Assistance

A number of programs in Niles Township offer publicly funded programs (free) both center based and home visiting, scholarships, and sliding scale fees to enable families to afford high quality early learning experiences for your child.

Publicly Funded Programs:

Early Head Start (Center based)  
(for children 0-3 from families with low income according to the federal poverty guidelines)

• Infant Welfare Society of Evanston, Baby Toddler Nursery: 2200 Main Street
• Swift Childcare Early Education Center: 8260 Elmwood, Skokie
• Metropolitan Family Services/ NTDSE

Early Head Start (Home visiting)
(for children 0-3 and pregnant women from families with low income according to the federal poverty guidelines)

• Childcare Network of Evanston: 1335 Dodge Ave. 
• Metropolitan Family Services/ NTDSE

Head Start (Center based)
(for children 3-5 from families with low income according to the federal poverty guidelines)

• Swift Childcare Early Education Center: 8260 Elmwood, Skokie

Head Start (Home visiting)
(for children 3-5 from families with low income according to the federal poverty guidelines)

• Childcare Network of Evanston: 1335 Dodge Ave.  

Prevention Initiative (Center based)
(for children 0-3 and prenatal parents determined to be “at risk” of academic failure) 

• Mosaic Early Childhood Center: 4023 Dempster 

Prevention Initiative (Home Visiting/Family Support)
(for children 0-3 and pregnant women from families with low and moderate income)  

• Infant Welfare Society of Evanston: 4121 Oakton (located in Skokie but also serving Evanston families)
• Family Focus of Evanston: 2010 Dewey Ave.

Preschool for All (PFA)
(for children 3-5 at risk of academic failure – either low income or based on other criteria)

• Skokie-Morton Grove District 69: 5050 Madison St. Skokie
• Mosaic Early Childhood: 4023 Dempster 

Prevention Initiative/ Preschool for All eligibility

• Potential Concerns -- Motor Skills, Concepts, Social-Emotional Skills, Speech and Language
• Low Income - Child qualifies for Free/Reduced Lunch• Physical or Health Concerns
• Prenatal or Birth Concerns
• Various Home Situations Example: Domestic Violence or Abuse, Alcohol, Drug Use, Prison Involvement, Family Member in Special Education, Developmental or Mental Disability. Chronic Illness of Parent, Divorce
• Child Lives With Adult Other Than Birth Parent
• Family Lives With Child's Grandparents, Friends, or Homeless
• Family Receives Services from DCFS or Other Social Service Agencies
• Parent Did Not Graduate From High School
• Mother is Younger Than 21 Years Old• English as a Second Language
• Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
• Difficulty Communicating or Separating
• Sibling in Program

Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
(For children with caregivers who are either employed or in an eligible educational activity & have family income below allowable limits) 
Childcare Network of Evanston offers eligibility assistance and Action for Children oversees the CCAP program for our area. Action for Children will provide the necessary application forms if your family qualifies. Reach them through their website–actforchildren.org–or call 312-823-1100  Child Care Assistance Eligibility Calculator

• Mosaic Early Childhood: 4023 Dempster, Skokie
• Swift Childcare Early Education Centers: 8260 Elmwood, Skokie
• Tot Learning Center: 3701 Howard Ave, Skokie
• Poko Loko: 5645 Dempster St, Morton Grove
• Mosaic Montessori Early Childhood:4700 Oakton St. Skokie
• Oakton College Early Childhood Education Center, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. Skokie
• Kids Academy Early Learning Center: 9233 Shermer Rd., Morton Grove