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At Teddy Bear Daycare, we believe every child deserves a safe, nurturing, and engaging place to grow, learn, and play.

Proudly serving families for over 50 years, we operate six convenient locations throughout Chicago’s Southwest neighborhoods, offering high-quality programs for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years — including Infant & Toddler Care (Little Bear), Head Start, and our Big Bear Day Camp. Our caring, qualified staff serve more than 500 children each year, providing hands-on learning experiences, outdoor play areas, and nutritious meals — from hot lunches to healthy snacks.

We are DCFS licensed and maintain a Silver Circle of Quality through ExceleRate Illinois. We are honored to partner with Head Start and the Chicago Early Learning Program to further serve the children and families in our communities.

Discover why generations of families have trusted Teddy Bear Day Care. Schedule a tour of our award-winning facilities today and see how we can help give your child the strongest start to their future.

For Over 50 Years We’ve Helped Children…

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Featured Reviews

When children are happy, parents are happy.
Hear from our customers and see why parents love Teddy Bear Day Care.

  • have had my son here since he was 2 and I can truly say that I love it here. Since the beginning, Ms.Dominique has helped me with making sure all my paperwork was in order and keeping me updated with any thing I need to do. Ms.Marissa has been in every one of his classes since he started and it is thanks to her that I feel safe and confident leaving him here. She has always made sure to make a connection with him. Ms.Jeanine is one of his teachers as well and she is always keeping us parents posted on their daily activities. I appreciate when she messaged us to simply tell us a funny, sweet or just a highlight of the day about my son. I also wanna shout out Ms.Liz, she is on top of everything and everyone and always has time for a quick and cozy chat. Dropping him off feels like I’m dropping him off with family and not a school, so thank you Teddy Bear Team ❤️
    Ana Avlla
  • My daughter has been going to Teddybear daycare 5 since she was six months old and we absolutely love it! Not only are her teachers wonderful but the entire staff. They are so welcoming and loving to my child. I love the fact that they are teaching her Spanish along with English. My husband and I love that the teachers teach and it’s not just a play daycare. My daughter has learned so much and I have them to thank for it. We love Teddybear daycare and highly recommend center 5.
    Ashley Z
  • My daughter has been in Teddy Bear 3 for a couple of months. In these months I have been able to see my daughter learn and be social with children her age. She loves to see Ms. Liz and Ms. Evelyn! I am very happy my daughter has both as her teachers. They are very nice and love the children in the daycare. They receive my daughter with a smile everyday and communicate with parents through classdojo. Ms. Liz always responds in a timely manner whenever I have a question or concern. Ms. Liz also is very good about keeping parents informed about the daily activities children do in the classroom and celebrates every achievement. The director Ms. Dominique is also very helpful and always available to answer any questions. I would personally recommend Teddy Bear 3! Everyone is so cheerful, helpful, and strives to help children learn!
    Cinthia Nevarez
  • My child has attended Teddy Bear 5 since he was 1 yrs old and my child totally loves Teddy bear. The teachers and assistants are great with children! The director is great with keeping me up to speed with my sons progress during these difficult times. I am ever so grateful for his teacher for being so patient and helpful with e-learning. Keep up the great work ladies! My son is now 6
    Michelle Zenon
  • I loved this day care I had my daughters in this daycare for a little over 3 years and I have nothing but positive things to say . Ms Liz and ms Evelyn taught so many new things to my daughter and showed so much love to her, they always planed so many fun activities for the children and fun holiday parties. Teachers are very attentive to the children needs and all teachers are very professional and sweet. I’m so grateful for ms Liz and ms Evelyn my daughter couldn’t have had had a better teacher. Overall I have nothing complains and I will recommend this daycare to everybody !
    Tom Johnson
    CodeCanyon

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We look forward to welcoming you and your family into the Teddy Bear Day Care community!