Navigating Preschools
CHICAGO
THE SCHOOLS
Access the directory in google sheet form!
Having it as a google sheet as opposed to an excel help for constant updating. It's also in sheet/excel form as opposed to a PDF so you can sort, delete, hide or prioritize columns for what best fits your needs.
Ideas on how to use this spreadsheet:
Budget and Time Focused - There are columns where you can sort schools "hourly" costs to give you an idea of how much it costs. For example. School A may cost $1600 a month and School B $1800 a month but School A only offers AM classes for 4 hours and School B full day classes for 10 hours, making School A $14.22/hr and School B $8.89/hr.
Budget Focused - Have a specific dollar amount you don't want to go over monthly? But time isn't an issue as much? Sort in the "Most Affordable" Column.
Schedule Focused - Need to be to work by a specific hour and have a place be flexible with your hourse? Check out the extended hours column.
Schooling Focused - Montessori, Waldorf, Academic? Have a type of schooling in mind? Sort in the column "Type of School". Click here for more information on researching schools.
Area Focused - Just want to look in your neighborhood? Well, you can check out our map, or you can sort the "Area" column by neighborhood.