Lincolnshire Community Nursery School

Welcome to Lincolnshire Community Nursery School (LCNS), a institution that has been providing rewarding preschool programs since 1973. Our mission is to encourage children to learn through hands-on discovery and play, guiding them to think critically, solve problems creatively, and develop a positive attitude toward school. We serve students in Lincolnshire, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest, and other surrounding communities.

Philosophy

At LCNS, we believe that carefully guided play is the key to a child's cognitive, social, and emotional growth. Our curricula are developmentally appropriate, allowing young children to feel confident about themselves and the world around them. Our goal is to shape a learning environment where children can establish positive relationships, learn critical social skills, and gain self-esteem.

A typical school day at LCNS includes warm and engaging teachers who care about the child's social, emotional, and cognitive growth. We offer carefully chosen learning centers where children can explore different materials through play to facilitate topics of math, science, art, social studies, and literacy in small groups. Large group activities that may include stories, classroom jobs, counting, graphing, rhyming, and group discussions are also part of our daily activities.

Moreover, we provide a nurturing environment where parallel and cooperative play help children establish positive relationships, learn critical social skills, and gain self-esteem. Free play is also essential, where children can self-regulate their time at different areas in the room on their own or with friends. Snack time with classmates, gross motor play whether outdoor or indoors, music, and social-emotional lessons are also part of our weekly activities.

Music

At LCNS, children meet each week with the music director. They learn songs, dances, fingerplays, and chants that coordinate with the classroom curriculum. The material is chosen paying special attention to the pre-reading skills of rhyme, sequence, pattern, and vocabulary. Through the use of instruments and movement activities, the children practice their rhythm and hand-eye coordination. They also learn basic musical theory such as fast and slow, high and low, soft and loud. Finally, by singing and dancing together as a group, the children learn socialization and feel connected to their classmates and teachers.

Social-Emotional Lessons

Our "Kindness Curriculum" is a mindful-based curriculum that includes children's books, music, movement, and other activities to teach and instill concepts related to kindness, compassion, and self-regulation. The lessons are regularly weaved through daily interactions with children.

Journals/Story Dictation

Children are given the opportunity to sit with their teacher on a one-to-one level to dictate a story or answer an open-ended question. Teachers in return write down exactly what the child says. This activity helps children develop their language and literacy skills, as well as their confidence in self-expression.

Our Programs

At LCNS, we offer various programs that cater to different age groups. Our programs include You & Me (18 months to 2 years), Terrific Two's (2 years), On My Own Three's (3 years), Pre-kindergarten (4 years), Enrichment, Lunch Buddies, Explorers, and Wizards. Each program is carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of the child, promoting hands-on discovery and play.

Registration

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! You can click here to register for our regular programs and here to register for our enrichment programs. We are proudly a NAEYC accredited preschool, which means we promote high-quality early learning standards and help parents find the best possible early childhood experience for their children.