Open Arms Childcare Learning Center

☀️🫧 Bubble Fun & Sidewalk Chalk Adventures! 🎨💛🤩

Our preschoolers had an amazing time exploring the outdoors with bubbles and sidewalk chalk today! These simple activities are packed with opportunities for learning, creativity, and development.

🫧 Blowing and chasing bubbles helps strengthen oral motor muscles, improves hand-eye coordination, encourages movement, and teaches children to track objects with their eyes.

🎨 Creating with sidewalk chalk inspires creativity, builds fine motor skills, strengthens hand muscles for future writing, and encourages early learning through drawing shapes, letters, numbers, and imaginative play.

At Open Arms Early Learning Center, we believe that some of the best learning happens through play. Every laugh, every bubble, and every colorful masterpiece helps our little learners grow academically, socially, and physically.

💙 Learning is fun when you’re playing, exploring, and creating together!

Happy 4th Birthday to our cutie Cam, your growing up to be such a smart, kind, sweet handsome guy. May the 4th be with you Cam our little buddy 💙🥳🎉

For the first time in 4 years, Illinois is having a sales tax holiday! 🎉 From August 7 - 16, the sales tax drops from 6.25% to 1.25% on school related items.

➡️ You can view a list of items here: https://tax.illinois.gov/research/publications/bulletins/fy-2026-30.html

Happy 5th Birthday, Anyla! 🎉🥳🎂💖

Wow, you’re such a big girl now! We can’t believe you’re getting ready to start Kindergarten! It has been such a joy watching you grow into the sweet, kind, and beautiful little girl you are today.

Everyone at Open Arms has loved being a part of your journey. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll accomplish in this next chapter.

Have the happiest birthday ever! We love you! 🩷🎈🎁🎉 🎂 💙🤩

🌈 Kindergarten, here we come! 🌈

Today our future kindergarteners proudly wore their custom Open Arms T-shirts designed by them with lots of love! 💜🤗

We absolutely LOVE Open Arms! This has been a place filled with learning, laughter, friendships, and unforgettable memories. While we’re a little sad to say goodbye, we’re excited to begin our next adventure in kindergarten! 📚✏️🍎

Once an Open Arms family, always an Open Arms family! ❤️

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Happy 29th Birthday to Mrs. Dyiamon, our Pre-K4 Teacher! 🎉🎂 Dyiamon Porter-Packer

Today, we celebrate your special day and all that you bring to Open Arms each and every day. Your humor, artistic talent, creativity, and outgoing personality make you such a blessing to our school family. You truly are our social butterfly. 🦋

Join us in wishing Mrs. Dyiamon a very happy and blessed 29th birthday! ❤️🎈

Discovery Center Museum Mark you calendars for our July Free Days! Illinois residents can enjoy access to the entire museum at no cost.