First Step Preschool (2026 Profile)

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First Step Preschool

15045 State Street
South Holland, IL 60473

Tel: (708) 331-9393

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First Step Preschool Inc. offers a developmentally age appropriate program for 15 months to 6 years old, with learning experiences to enhance the child's potential for growth and success during the early childhood years.

Our philosophy is that children be provided with a program that is Positive in its introduction to teachers, classroom routine, group play and more organized learning.

Developmentally appropriate with learning experiences to enhance their ability to make decisions and solve problems.

Attentive to the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical need of each child.

The education provided to your child at First Step Preschool is the most important at a younger age, when a child is able to learn at a quicker pace.

To better accommodate your child's learning and growing needs, we offer three programs, focused on your child's age and development.

Our facility offers a program that is both fun and educational allowing you child to grow in a setting that is safe, friendly and filled with love.

Activities are designed to be developmentally appropriate and focused on skills that that they will need not only going into kindergarten, but going into life.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 31 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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First Step Preschool ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:

School Overview

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten

Student Body

Total Students

31 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

100%

State avg.: 34%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

4 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

First Step Preschool Inc. offers a developmentally age appropriate program for 15 months to 6 years old, with learning experiences to enhance the child's potential for growth and success during the early childhood years. Our philosophy is that children be provided with a program that is Positive in its introduction to teachers, classroom routine, group play and more organized learning. Developmentally appropriate with learning experiences to enhance their ability to make decisions and solve problems. Attentive to the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical need of each child. The education provided to your child at First Step Preschool is the most important at a younger age, when a child is able to learn at a quicker pace. To better accommodate your child's learning and growing needs, we offer three programs, focused on your child's age and development. Our facility offers a program that is both fun and educational allowing you child to grow in a setting that is safe, friendly and filled with love. Activities are designed to be developmentally appropriate and focused on skills that that they will need not only going into kindergarten, but going into life.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The application deadline for First Step Preschool is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 31 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Cook County, IL is $13,626 for elementary schools and $19,847 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Cook County, IL is 83% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).