Sandbox Learning Center
Tel:
(708) 349-7557
- Sandbox learning center has been providing high quality child care in the community for over 39 years.
- Sandbox continues its commitment to excel in early care and education.
- Our goal is to make each child ready for future schooling by giving the necessary academic skills and to instill in each child a love of learning and a sense of adventure in the search for knowledge.
- The sandbox believes that each child possesses great dignity, and deserves to be treated with respect, and that, in the proper environment, children will develop a love of learning and a learning to love self, friends, and the world around us.
- Sandbox preschool Goal is to develop in all children a positive self-image and a sense of adventure in the search for knowledge.
- To provide developmental opportunities and experiences meeting the cognitive, the social, the emotional and physical needs of each child.
- To help each child adjust and become secure and happy, and self-confident in this new environment.
- To prepare the child for future schooling by allowing development at his/her individual pace.
- To provide quality care in a homelike atmosphere that is comfortable, safe and enjoyable for those children requiring part or all day care.
Quick Stats (2020-21)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
- Students: 40 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
School Overview
| School Type | Early Childhood / Day Care |
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten |
Student Body
| Total Students | 40 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 20% State avg.: 31% |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 1 teacher |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 40:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
Nearby Private Schools
- The nearest high school to Sandbox Learning Center is Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School (4.0 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school is St Michael School (0.9 miles away)
- The nearest preschool is John Humphrey Drive KinderCare (0.8 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Orland Park Grades: NS-PK
0.8 miles
14632 John Humphrey Dr
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-4990 0.8 NS-PK
n/a - Orland ParkSt Michael School(Roman Catholic)Grades: PK-8 | 698 students
0.9 miles
14355 Highland Ave
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-0068 0.9 PK-8
698 - Tinley ParkChristian Hills School(Pentecostal)Grades: PK-7 | 155 students
1.5 miles
9001 159th St
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 349-7166 1.5 PK-7
155 - Orland ParkMi Sol Montessori AcademyMontessori SchoolGrades: PK-6 | 36 students
1.8 miles
14249 S. Wolf Rd
Orland Park, IL 60467
(708) 244-2424 1.8 PK-6
36 - Tinley ParkCardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School(Roman Catholic)Grades: PK-8 | 516 students
2.2 miles
9250 W 167th St
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 403-6525 2.2 PK-8
516
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