Loyola University Chicago

Preschool

Schedule

Offering Service and Convenience

Program Schedule:

  • Our full-day preschool is open year-round from 7:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
  • We offer enrollment for five days, three days (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) or two days (Tuesday and Thursday) per week. We offer only full-day programming.
  • Program meals include a morning snack, hot lunch, and afternoon snack, which are catered by Gourmet Gorilla. Gourmet Gorilla offers vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meal options, as well as other allergen meals. 
  • Our daily schedule includes blocks of intentional & facilitated play, morning and afternoon outdoor time, meals, and a rest period after lunch. 
  • Outdoor time is typically in our natural outdoor space, on the athletic field, or at the gym on campus. We do go outside at all times of year as long as the temperature and air quality are safe. 
  • Children can be dropped off at any point throughout the morning as long as it is before 11:30am. Most children arrive between 8:30am and 9am, and we ask that children arrive before 9:15 if they want to participate in morning snack.
  • Pick-up times vary by family, but can be at any time throughout the afternoon.
  • We publish a closure calendar each year with dates that we will close early for events, or close for the day for holidays or staff professional development. Our current year calendar can be viewed below. 
  • Questions? See our brochure on the "Contact Us" page for links to more information about the program or to reach out to us. 

To view our closure calendar for 2025-2026 click here.