your baby's first year deserves
more than daycare
Infant Care Where Learning Begins at Birth
Now enrolling infants beginning at 6 weeks, with full-time and limited part-time options available.
At Elmhurst Premier Childcare, infant care is about far more than supervision. Babies need loving, responsive relationships with experienced, educated teachers who understand infant development and recognize that learning begins from the very first day.
Our boutique infant program provides a calm, nurturing environment where every baby is known, comforted, encouraged, and loved.
Experienced Leadership. Deep Elmhurst Roots.
Our Executive Director, Rebecca, helped open Elmhurst Premier Childcare and returned because she believes in the personal, relationship-focused experience that locally owned childcare can provide.
Alongside owner Kasindra, an Elmhurst University graduate with deep roots in the Elmhurst community, our leadership is personally invested in the children, families, and teachers who make EPC special.
Infant Care Built Around Your Baby
✔ Care beginning at 6 weeks
✔ Experienced, educated infant teachers
✔ Smaller, more personal classrooms
✔ Individual feeding, sleep & developmental routines
✔ Fresh-made, all-natural meals as babies transition to table foods
✔ Convenient Downtown Elmhurst location
Our teachers intentionally incorporate sensory exploration, music and movement, tummy time, language-rich interaction, fine and gross motor development, storytelling, social connection, and responsive play into each baby’s day.
These aren’t simply activities on a curriculum. The quality of early learning depends on the quality of the teacher delivering it. Our educators understand how to turn everyday interactions—talking, singing, reaching, grasping, moving, exploring, and playing—into meaningful opportunities for development.
Real Babies. Real Teachers. Real EPC.
The classrooms, teachers, children, and learning experiences you see throughout our website are actually Elmhurst Premier Childcare—not corporate stock photography, AI-generated children, or staged marketing images.
What you see is what you get: experienced teachers, meaningful early learning, and genuinely personal care from the very beginning.
responsive caregiving & individualized Attention
Individualized Care. Educated Teachers. Strong Family Partnerships.
Every baby has their own routines, personality, developmental needs, and ways of finding comfort. Our infant educators work closely with families to provide individualized care that supports:
• Feeding schedules & transitions to solids
• Naps & sleep routines
• Diapering & daily care
• Developmental milestones
• Emotional comfort & bonding
• Individual routines & preferences
Who Cares for Your Baby Matters.
Infant care requires far more than a loving caregiver. These are some of the most important developmental years of a child’s life, and the education and experience of the person caring for your baby matters.
That’s why EPC intentionally sets teacher education standards above Illinois minimum requirements. Our infant educators bring childcare experience along with early childhood education, a related degree, or professional CDA/CCP credentialing.
Experienced, educated teachers understand infant development, recognize individual cues, support emerging skills, and turn everyday moments into meaningful opportunities for learning and connection.
Families Are Part of EPC, Too.
Through the Playground app, families stay connected with feedings, naps, diaper changes, activities, photos, milestones, and special moments throughout the day.
But our family partnership goes beyond daily updates. EPC is proud to have an active and involved Parent Committee, giving families a meaningful voice in our school community and opportunities to help shape special events, traditions, and experiences for our children.
We believe the very best early childhood experience happens when educated teachers, engaged families, and strong leadership work together.
Known. Loved. Nurtured. Connected. Learning from the very beginning.
early learning begins in infancy
Where Your Baby Is Safe, Loved & Truly Known
Leaving your baby in someone else’s care is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make. At EPC, we want you to feel confident knowing who is caring for your baby and why they’re qualified to do it.
Our infant teachers take the time to learn each baby’s personality, cues, routines, developmental needs, and favorite ways to be comforted. That consistency helps babies feel safe, secure, loved, and connected.
More Than Loving Care
Babies need love and nurturing—but they are also learning from the moment they’re born.
Through tummy time, sensory exploration, music, movement, language, responsive play, and meaningful interaction, our experienced educators intentionally support communication, motor development, curiosity, emotional security, and emerging social skills.
And this is exactly why teacher education and experience matter. Providing exceptional infant care isn’t simply about following a schedule or completing daily tasks. It takes knowledgeable educators who understand infant development and know how to recognize and support the learning happening in everyday moments.
Loving care. Educated teachers. Meaningful early learning. That’s infant care at Elmhurst Premier.
more than traditional daycare
Infant Care Should Never Feel One-Size-Fits-All
EPC was intentionally created to be different from traditional, big-box childcare. As a locally owned boutique center, we focus on relationships, consistency, and truly knowing each baby and family.
Parents know our leadership. They know their child’s teachers. And babies are cared for in an environment where they are known, loved, and treated as individuals—not simply another enrollment.
Little Details Make a Big Difference
Babies spend so much of their day at floor level—during tummy time, rolling, crawling, playing, and exploring. That’s why our infant classrooms feature heated floors, adding warmth and comfort exactly where our youngest children spend so much of their time.
Our classrooms are intentionally designed to feel clean, calm, organized, comfortable, and developmentally appropriate for babies.
Come Experience EPC
Choosing infant care is incredibly personal. We invite you to meet our infant teachers, see our classrooms, and experience the Premier difference for yourself.
Now enrolling infants beginning at 6 weeks, with full-time and limited part-time options available.
Call 630-530-5678 or email info@elmhurstpremierchildcare.com to schedule your personal tour.