Drop by Wilmette Public Library for messy fun!

Move, groove, and learn Spanish while having fun with music!

Play at Heller and learn a thing or two about nature!

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood, the Winnetka Park District, and the Chicago Botanic Garden Nature Preschool for a day of building, imagining, and playing together!

Join us for stories, songs, and fun in Mandarin Chinese!

Join Go Green Wilmette for a Family Day in the Bird Habitat!

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood, the Winnetka Park District, and the Chicago Botanic Garden Nature Preschool for a day of building, imagining, and playing together!

Bring the whole family together to celebrate reading and art through creative play! Stories come to life on select Sunday mornings at Writers Theatre. 

Join the Kohl Children’s Museum for their Fall Festival!

Join Wilmette Public Library for fun stories and activities in Russian that the whole family will enjoy.

Join us for fun stories and activities in Russian that the whole family will enjoy.

Check out this new virtual support group from The Counseling Center of the North Shore.

Join us after school for dramatic stories, rhymes, puppets, and songs, just for children ages 4-7.

Discover the best new children's books to inspire your classroom!

Go nuts for squirrels!

Join Go Green Wilmette for a beach clean-up!

Join Saints JFX School for a tour and learn more about our admissions process. We hope to see you soon at Saints JFX!

Check out this new virtual support group from The Counseling Center of the North Shore.

Try a fun and interactive introduction to yoga and mindfulness!

Using music, movement, stories, and games, this interactive yoga class will engage your child’s imagination while they learn yoga poses, simple breathing techniques, and guided meditation.

Join Saints JFX School for a tour and learn more about our admissions process. We hope to see you soon at Saints JFX!

The beloved Firefly Family Theatre returns for TWO shows on this school day-off!

The beloved Firefly Family Theatre returns for TWO shows on this school day-off!

Challenge your creative skills as you make a tiny pumpkin picker!

A Special Book Launch Event with Dr. Louisa Penfold

30-Minute Virtual Lunch & Learn!

Join Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Molly Pope for four, 1-hour virtual conversations across the school year.

Make new friends as you build with our bricks. Your imagination is the limit!

Join Winnetka Public Library for a fun time decorating mini pumpkins!

Discover the magic of fall at Heller Nature Center in Highland Park!

Explore and play with STEAM concepts in this craft program for the whole family!

Spend Saturday morning engaged with your child in joyous discovery!

Join North Shore Country Day School for their Open House!

WT's Childcare Matinee Series makes seeing theatre easier to attend for parents and caregivers. Drop your young ones off at on onsite theatre class for ages 5-11 and enjoy a Sunday matinee performance.

Make new friends and improve your chess game with the guidance of an experienced chess player.

Check out this new virtual support group from The Counseling Center of the North Shore.

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Pumpkins, ghosts, and witches, oh my!

Come join us for a fun-filled Family Open Gym event at Park West Cooperative Nursery School!

Join Winnetka Public Library for a fun (and not scary) time celebrating Halloween!

Join Go Green Wilmette for a beach clean-up!

Spend Saturday morning engaged with your child in joyous discovery!

Have a baby born since Spring 2026? Join us to build community and confidence as you navigate life with your new little one.

Join Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences for an afternoon of animal encounters, crafts, and Halloween fun!

Check out this new virtual support group from The Counseling Center of the North Shore.

Join the Kohl Children’s Museum for the opening of their new exhibit!

Join us for the Alliance’s Early Childhood Directors’ Roundtable, a welcoming leadership community where Member School directors can connect, share ideas, and learn from one another.

Join fellow educators for a 4-part professional development series!

Put on your costume and join us for a special Halloween gorytime!

Come join the Northfield Public Library in celebrating Halloween!

Put on your costume and join us for a special Halloween gorytime!

Bring the whole family together to celebrate reading and art through creative play! Stories come to life on select Sunday mornings at Writers Theatre. 

Check out this new virtual support group from The Counseling Center of the North Shore.

Play at Heller and learn a thing or two about nature!

Spend Saturday morning engaged with your child in joyous discovery!

Join the Chicago Botanic Garden to virtually meet some of their teaching staff, explore the indoor and outdoor classroom spaces, and learn about daily activities at their Nature Preschool.

Do you dig dinos? Drop in to meet real paleontologists and get a glimpse of what it's like to go on a paleontological dig.

Join Saints JFX School for a tour and learn more about our admissions process. We hope to see you soon at Saints JFX!

Bring your beach shovels and curiosity!

Spend Saturday morning engaged with your child in joyous discovery!

Curious if in-person Advanced Enrichment programming is right for your young learner?

Interested in seeing what dynamic, hands-on, talent development looks like in action?

Join us for CTD Program Preview Day!

Come join us for a fun-filled Family Open Gym event at Park West Cooperative Nursery School!

WT's Childcare Matinee Series makes seeing theatre easier to attend for parents and caregivers. Drop your young ones off at on onsite theatre class for ages 5-11 and enjoy a Sunday matinee performance.

Join Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Molly Pope for four, 1-hour virtual conversations across the school year.

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Spend Saturday morning engaged with your child in joyous discovery!

Celebrate DiNovember with Winnetka Public Library!

Join North Shore Country Day School for their “Come See Us in Action” Day!

Spend Saturday morning engaged with your child in joyous discovery!

Join Park West Co-op for a fun-filled morning of play and discovery!

Bring the whole family together to celebrate reading and art through creative play! Stories come to life on select Sunday mornings at Writers Theatre. 

Come join us for a fun-filled Family Open Gym event at Park West Cooperative Nursery School!

Spend Saturday morning engaged with your child in joyous discovery!

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Check out Christ Church’s no-stress pageant!

Celebrate the new year kid-style!

Join Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences for a family-friendly New Year’s Eve countdown!

Bring the whole family together to celebrate reading and art through creative play! Stories come to life on select Sunday mornings at Writers Theatre. 

Join fellow educators for a 4-part professional development series!

A Four-Part Parenting Journey to Raise Curious, Confident, and Connected Children. Less stress, more play, bigger connection.

Join the Volunteer Center for its Annual Day of Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Join Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Molly Pope for four, 1-hour virtual conversations across the school year.

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Join Bennett Day School for this informative program led by Molly Pope.

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood, Joseph Sears School, Kenilworth District 38, and the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library for a morning of hands-on creativity and open-ended fun!

Exercise your imagination with the hilarious Smarty Pants!

Explore how thoughtfully chosen materials can inspire curiosity, creativity, independence, and child-led play.

Join Bennett Day School to read "Under the Stars!”

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood for our 12th Annual Preschool–Kindergarten Summit!

A Four-Part Parenting Journey to Raise Curious, Confident, and Connected Children. Less stress, more play, bigger connection.

Bundle up and head outside for a morning of winter play with The Alliance for Early Childhood, Heller Nature Center, and the Park District of Highland Park.

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Join The Alliance for this Mulberry Methods Intensive!

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood, The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and Park West Cooperative Nursery School for a special morning designed just for young children!

Join fellow educators for a 4-part professional development series!

A Four-Part Parenting Journey to Raise Curious, Confident, and Connected Children. Less stress, more play, bigger connection.

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Join Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Molly Pope for four, 1-hour virtual conversations across the school year.

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood and Historic Wagner Farm for a morning of springtime exploration on the farm!

A Four-Part Parenting Journey to Raise Curious, Confident, and Connected Children. Less stress, more play, bigger connection.

Join us for the Alliance’s Early Childhood Directors’ Roundtable, a welcoming leadership community where Member School directors can connect, share ideas, and learn from one another.

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Join us for a morning of sandcastle building, birding, and caring for our local beach!

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Join The Alliance for Early Childhood, BackYard Nature Center, and the Forest Preserves of Cook County for a morning of outdoor, child-directed play in the beautiful Erikson Woods!

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.

Mindful Beginnings is a monthly community meet-up for new and expecting parents.