St. Mark’s Preschool is a highly regarded, Reggio-inspired preschool located on Main Street in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. We offer 3-and 4-day morning and afternoon preschool classes and a Friday STEAM (Science Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Class, each with a unique, child-led approach.

We believe that children are capable of deep, creative thinking and have endless curiosity. When we let them take the lead with our teachers facilitating the process, explorations and studies are meaningful and expansive. Children are interested and excited and learning, across all developmental domains, occurs naturally and within context. Through this process, children gain insight into and understanding of the world around them.

St. Mark’s Preschool is inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy of early education which encourages children to explore their environment and to express themselves through the spoken word, drawing, painting, and many of the other “hundred languages” by which young children discover their world.

Our dedicated, qualified teachers engage with the students in a nurturing and supportive way. They facilitate learning around topics of interest, participate as active learners themselves, encourage interaction among the students, and document the development of each individual student.

Developmental documentation is guided by the Illinois Early Learning and Developmental Standards (IELDS) to ensure that our curriculum and approach are not only inspiring but consistent and effective as well. The age-appropriate benchmarks in the IELDS enable educators to reflect upon and evaluate the experiences they provide for all preschool children.