The Cherry Blog
The Cherry Blog aims to provide parents with information related to our early childhood education programs. Topics include child development, play-based learning, STEM activities for preschoolers, diverse books for preschoolers, teaching children with developmental delays, kindergarten readiness skills and inclusion, as well as other areas of interest to our parents and community.
A Grateful Alum Giving Back!
Meet Ivy! Ivy is a Cherry alum who has also worked as a junior counselor at summer camp. For Ivy's Bat Mitzvah project, she wants to give back. She is combining three of her passions -- dance, young children and Cherry! Ivy is hosting a Dance Marathon for her Bat...
Celebrating Black History
During the month of February, Cherry Preschool’s Pre-K Blue Room celebrated Black History Month by exploring the accomplishments of Black Americans. Teachers, Eva and Mary, enlightened the children about a variety of prominent individuals who have made great...
Early Learning Resource
There’s a new early learning resource to support families, educators and communities: a series of 14 joyful and engaging 2-minute videos that feature real families and give concrete examples of how caregivers can support their young children as they develop...
Equity and Diversity Library
Inherent in the mission of Cherry Preschool is a commitment to equity in all its forms. Above all, we strive to have our Cherry community reflect the diversity of the greater Evanston community. We are happy to announce that Cherry Preschool has received a $2,000...
Dual Language at Cherry
¡Hola! Hola! Hola! Y como estás? ¡Muy bién! ¡Muy bién! ¡Y espero que tú también! These are the words to the song we sing in our Dual Language, English/Spanish class every day to greet one another! Cherry: A Dual Language Preschool In true Cherry Preschool fashion, we...
STEM at Cherry
STEM Preschool Cherry Preschool has supported the development of a mixed-age classroom devoted to a STEM curriculum since 2019. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Our STEM Preschool curriculum explores these areas of study in a play-based...
Welcome from the Executive Director
Dear Families, Welcome to the new school year! We are very eager to meet you and your child! The first day of school is such an exciting day! There is that sense that anything is possible. It is a time for much anticipated new beginnings. Whether this is your child’s...
What Makes Cherry Preschool Unique?
Developmental – We view each child as a unique individual with his/her own pattern of growth, personality, temperament, needs, interests, abilities, and learning style. We take each child as s/he comes to us and try to help that child learn and grow to reach his/her...
Skills Developed in a Cherry Preschool Classroom
Here is a list of activities available to the children at Cherry Preschool. Included is a brief description of the skills that are being developed as a child explores these activities. In all these activities we have observed children developing their social skills....
An Anti-Bias Approach to Raising A Child
When I was a child, one of the best gifts my parents gave me was our open, welcoming dinner table. People from all over the world regularly joined us for meals. Laurent from Cameroon, Guta from Serbia, Eri from Japan, Jane from the Dominican Republic, and countless...