Sandbox Learning Center

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 Facts (2025-26)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 45 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten

Student Body

Total Students
45 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
40%
State avg.: 34%
Students by Grade
Sandbox Learning Center Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
1 teacher
Student-Teacher Ratio
45:1
National avg.: 13:1

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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When is the application deadline for Sandbox Learning Center?
The application deadline for Sandbox Learning Center is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 45 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Cook County, IL is $13,552 for elementary schools and $19,327 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Cook County, IL is 83% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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