"A child’s learning environment should be safe, creative, warm and stimulating. Our approach to early childhood and elementary education is to enhance your child’s knowledge of his or her growth and learning skills in a supportive atmosphere important for individual development. Our primary goal is to provide a personal and unique experience for each child. Our main concern is to enrich the intellectual, physical, social and personal values and skills your child is now forming”.

As a nationally accredited school, JFH offers your child a customized curriculum for children from infancy through 6th grade.

• Full Day

• Partial Week

• Half Day (Mornings or Afternoons)

• Infant Care

• Day Camp

All of our programs include:

• Social Studies

• Art

• Music

• Spanish (grade school)

• Physical Education

• Computer Access and Training

• Science Experiments (4 year-olds through grade 6)

• Reading and Language Arts

Convenient hours: Full day, partial week, half days (mornings or afternoons), are available. All of our early childhood programs also offer extended hours at no additional cost. JFH Grade School offers a full academic day with optional extended hours.

Meals & Snacks: Because we know how important good nutrition is for your child, all our nutritionally balanced hot lunches are developed by a professional dietician. Each child also receives a morning and afternoon snack. Here is a sampling of the “Thinking Kids Garden of Eating” menu. All menus are posted in the school and menu exceptions can be arranged for medical and religious reasons.

	JFH Educational Academy Grades Program (click on button to see complete info) An accelerated educational curriculum, focusing on individualized learning. The program goal is for children to achieve mastery at grade level or higher in reading, mathematics, social studies, literature and language arts. Specialized programs in music, art, computer learning and physical education are also part of a complete curriculum.
	Jolly Fun House Playschool Pre-K Program (click on button to see complete info) Emphasis is placed on each child's social, emotional, cognitive and physical development needs. Programs include music, creative art, dramatic play and early reading. Language arts for 3-4 year olds and the Distar Reading program for 4-5 year-olds stimulate young minds and enhance pre-K learning.
	Jolly Fun Day Camp Program (click on button to see complete info) All camp events and activities are structured to build healthy minds and healthy bodies. Red Cross certified swim programs, outdoor sports and field trips to local museums, recreation areas and attractions like Kiddyland and Brookfield Zoo provide a well rounded, enjoyable day camp experience.

Keeping Families Connected

Newsletters: You will receive a monthly newsletter from JFH administrative offices and separately from your child’s classroom teacher. The newsletters keep you informed of upcoming events and highlight each month’s activities.

Parent Center Boards keep you informed of your child’s daily activities. You’ll find class schedules, lunch and nap charts and the “Today We…….” update. We know that when asked what they did in school today, children often say… “we played!” To learn exactly what activities your child enjoyed on a particular day, we encourage you to check the “Today We...” section on the Parent Board. This lets you in on their day and allows you to reinforce your child’s learning with home and family activities.

We encourage you to meet with your child’s teacher twice a year. Four report cards are sent home throughout the year. Scheduled parent/teacher conferences are held in spring and fall but they can be requested as often as you or the teacher feels is beneficial for your child.

Calls to teachers: If you would like to speak to your child’s teacher, the best times to call are:

• Kindergarten: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

• Grades: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

• All others: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Family Pictures: We ask you to send several family pictures to display in the classroom to help your child make the transition from home to school. Children like to look at familiar photos, especially when they are first beginning their schooling. Professional photographers take school pictures every fall and spring. There is no charge for the sitting, and you have the opportunity to purchase photos if you’d like.

Birthdays: We would love to celebrate your child’s birthday at school. Please talk to us ahead of time so we can plan for their special day.

Visits: While the best time to plan to visit your child’s room to observe is between 9:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., the school is always open for you to visit.

Vision and Hearing screenings: Conducted at scheduled times during the year.

As a popular convenience, our Prospect Heights location also offers “Haircut Day”.

JFH Educational Academy West 
1001 Oak Avenue, Prospect Heights, Illinois– (847) 541-5577, 
Fax – (847) 541-3834
JFH Educational Academy
7642 West Irving Park Road, Norridge, Illinois– (708) 456-5512
Jolly Fun House Playschool
7559 West Addison Street, Chicago, Illinois - (773) 637-6115