About Lincoln

All preschool programs for Hawthorn School District are held at Lincoln Early Learning Center located at 200 W. Maple Ave in Mundelein.  All programs are 2 1/2 hours in length.  AM sessions are from 8:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.  PM sessions are from 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. All programs are for students between the ages of 3 - 5. All programs are play-based programs where skills in all areas are enhanced and mastered through play.  All programs utilize the Creative Curriculum Program which is based on the Illinois Early Learning Development Standards.

Self-Contained Preschool Program – This program is designed for students that qualify for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) due to a delay in several developmental areas.  The classroom has a maximum of ten students with one teacher and two paraprofessionals.

Preschool Program – The students in this program qualify under a grant titled Preschool for All Grant.  The students in this program must be at-risk in some way for failure to be successful in Kindergarten without participating in an intervention preschool program.  The classroom has a maximum of twenty students with one teacher and one or two  paraprofessionals.

Bilingual Preschool Program – This program is for Spanish speaking students.  The students in this program qualify under a grant titled Preschool for All Grant.  The students in this program must be at-risk in some way for failure to be successful in Kindergarten without participating in an intervention preschool program.  The classroom has a maximum of twenty students with one teacher and one paraprofessional.