Featuring seven classrooms, two large playrooms, and adjacent to local favorite Vogle Park, JCYS’ newest family center offers full and half-day preschool, daycare, and summer day camps for children as young as six weeks.
Discover what JCYS Iris & Steven Podolsky Family Center can offer your family during a tour by scheduling a tour today!
To learn more about JCYS’s early childhood education programming, complete our Contact Us form or call (773) 281-2533.
We encourage children to grow through discovery and exploration. As they walk, hop, and skip along the Sensory Path down our main hallway, children build cognitive and motor skills – and have fun!
Children learn best through play – so that’s how we teach! Teachers at JCYS Lincoln Square Ravenswood prompt children to explore the natural world and experience the joy of active play. In bad weather, the fun comes inside to our spacious indoor playrooms.
Music helps children learn numbers, letters, routines, and other crucial early skills. Our teachers introduce children to the joy of music and movement through song and dance.
| AUGUST 13, 2025 – JUNE 5, 2026 | 10 INSTALLMENTS |
|---|---|
| Infants Full-Day | |
| 5 days/week | $2,626 |
| AUGUST 13, 2025 – JUNE 5, 2026 | 10 INSTALLMENTS |
|---|---|
| To enroll in our Toddler program, your child must be 15 months by 9/1/25 | |
| Toddlers Half-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $1,075 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,459 |
| 5 days/week | $2,176 |
| Toddlers Full-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $1,331 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,843 |
| 5 days/week | $2,560 |
| AUGUST 13, 2025 – JUNE 5, 2026 | 10 INSTALLMENTS |
|---|---|
| To enroll in our 2-year-old program, your child must be 2 by 9/1/25 | |
| Preschool (2 Years) Half-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $992 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,347 |
| 5 days/week | $2,009 |
| Preschool (2 Years) Full-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $1,229 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,701 |
| 5 days/week | $2,363 |
| AUGUST 13, 2025 – JUNE 5, 2026 | 10 INSTALLMENTS |
|---|---|
| To enroll in our 3-year-old program, your child must be 3 by 9/1/25 | |
| Preschool (3 Years) Half-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $919 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,247 |
| 5 days/week | $1,860 |
| Preschool (3 Years) Full-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $1,138 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,575 |
| 5 days/week | $2,188 |
| AUGUST 13, 2025 – JUNE 5, 2026 | 10 INSTALLMENTS |
|---|---|
| To enroll in our 4-year-old program, your child must be 4 by 9/1/25 | |
| Pre-K (4 Years) Half-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $919 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,247 |
| 5 days/week | $1,860 |
| Pre-K (4 Years) Full-Day | |
| 2 days/week (Tues/Thurs) | $1,138 |
| 3 days/week (Mon/Wed/Fri) | $1,575 |
| 5 days/week | $2,188 |
Registration for the 2025-26 school year and summer programming is now open!
Current JCYS Families – Register
In order to complete your registration, you must provide a non-refundable registration fee. The registration fee for infant care, toddler care, and preschool programming is $200 per child; for camp, the fee is $100 per child.
*In addition to the $200 non-refundable registration fee, Pre-K registrants will have to pay a deposit to reserve a spot in our program. Families who register before February 1, 2025, will have until February 1, 2025, to pay the $1,800 additional fee. Families registering after February 1 will pay the entire fee at the time of registration. Once you register, a member of our financial staff will call you to set up payment for the deposit in a separate transaction. The deposit is non-refundable but will be applied to your 10th installment (due April 1, 2026) for the 2025-26 school year.
| INSTALLMENT | BILLING CYCLE | PAYMENT CYCLE |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | ||
| 1st Installment | April 15, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| 2nd Installment | May 15, 2025 | June 1, 2025 |
| School Year 2025-26 | ||
| 1st Installment | June 15, 2025 | July 1, 2025 |
| 2nd Installment | July 15, 2025 | August 1, 2025 |
| 3rd Installment | August 15, 2025 | September 1, 2025 |
| 4th Installment | September 15, 2025 | October 1, 2025 |
| 5th Installment | October 15, 2025 | November 1, 2025 |
| 6th Installment | November 15, 2025 | December 1, 2025 |
| 7th Installment | December 15, 2025 | January 1, 2026 |
| 8th Installment | January 15, 2026 | February 1, 2026 |
| 9th Installment | February 15, 2026 | March 1, 2026 |
| 10th Installment | March 15, 2026 | April 1, 2026 |
| Our installment plan for Summer 2025 is initially billed on April 15, 2025. Our installment plan for Fall/Spring 2025-2026 is initially billed on June 15, 2025. If registering after our initial bills go out, you will be contacted by your Business Manager regarding adjusted installments. | ||
Iris & Steven Podolsky Family Center
2112 W. Lawrence Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 281-2533
lincolnsquare@jcys.org
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