Chicago · Licensed center
Contemporary Preschool
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 92 children.
What the state has found
State record — Illinois DCFS
Illinois DCFS has published no inspection report for this provider as of October 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — there is nothing on file either way.
Openings, child care subsidies, cost, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Play-based
“Chicago Contemporary Preschool is dedicated to providing an age appropriate and safe environment where your child feels comfortable learning through play and exploration.”
Who cares for your child
Paige Cody (Twos Teacher) since 2020, Ashley Mastronuzzi (Assistant Director) since 2023, Jasmine Roby (Infant Teacher) since 2023, Cynthia Salas (Infant Teacher) since 2023, Sara Connole (Director Of Education) since 2024, Debrya Fulbright (Toddler Teacher) since 2024, Anna Neville (Pre-Kindergarten Teacher) since 2025, Kendell Braschler (Preschool Teacher) since 2025, Mackenzie Wieglos (Toddler Teacher) since 2025, Kaylee Velez (Older Infant Teacher) since 2025, Kelsie O'Meara (Older Infant Teacher) since 2025, Lauren Ashley (Pre-Kindergarten Teacher) since 2026, Tearney Maxwell (Lead Preschool Teacher) since 2026 and Jordan Guinan (Twos Teacher) since 2026.
Of 5,339 Chicago-area providers, 26 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Organic family-style meals and snacks provided, prepared by Beyond Green
Details
- Address
- 1400 N Lake Shore Dr
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
- Established
- 2016
- Ownership
- For-profit
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 chicagocontemporarypreschool.com
Who cares for your child
A day here
- Meals — Checked August 2026 chicagocontemporarypreschool.com
- Hours — Checked August 2026 chicagocontemporarypreschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CONTEMPORARY PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60610 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 580003).
- Website — Checked August 2026 chicagocontemporarypreschool.com
- Established — Checked August 2026 chicagocontemporarypreschool.com
- Ownership — Checked October 2026 data.cityofchicago.org
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.