The Gardner School of Bucktown - Chicago, Illinois

Andrew M.

From the moment we started our kids at TGS Bucktown, it was abundantly clear that our kids were going to be in a safe, loving, caring, and engaging environment. Our daughter has grown up so much throughout her years at TGS Bucktown, each of her teachers assisting her in different growth milestones. And our son is just beginning is own TGS journey, loving his new classroom and teachers, and all the care and attention they give him! TGS teachers have helped our kids with learning to eat, stand, walk, talk, play nice, potty train and everything in between - we often wonder how we could have managed to do this all alone, if not for how much TGS has helped us. Dropping your kids off at daycare is hard, especially at such a young age, when we'd surely be wanting to spend every waking moment with them. But from the day we started at TGS Bucktown, we've known it was the only other place we'd want them to be, when unable to be with us. We love the care, the transparency, the pictures, and hard work, and flexibility and all the ways that every person at TGS Bucktown supports our kids and our family.

Joanna A.

We started at Gardner School Bucktown in August 2024 after sending our kids to another preschool since 2020. We have been so happy with our decision to join Gardner. Our daughter is happy, engaged, and always learning new things. We will start our third child at Gardner in January and have no hesitation!

Emily S.

My kids are always happy to get dropped off (literally running to their classroom), smiling in photos and I can see their development every day! Management and teachers are great at communication and the school is always clean.

Katelyn J.

Our son joined Gardner School a month ago for his first ever daycare experience and we are so appreciative of their guidance and care they have for our son. The teachers are very responsive to any messages we have, he has been eating more at school and home, his vocabulary has increased, his overall cognitive development is growing and we are so happy with their kindness they show towards all students when we are present. As a former educator myself, I love they have curriculum for toddlers and our son is definitely benefiting from these resources at such an early age. This feels like a community. Any parent would be lucky to be at Gardner.

Andrew S.

Our son has loved his time at the Gardner School! From his time in the infant classroom to his current toddler class, we have had an outstanding experience.

The staff, from the teachers, to the cooks, to the directors, have been a pleasure to work with and truly care about the kids.

The curriculum is very well-structured and we feel confident that he is being setup for success in the future.

David R.

Our kids have been going here since Fall of 2021, and have been so lucky to have such wonderful teachers to guide them in their development, and - importantly - to love them. Ms. Nadia, Ms. Chloe, Ms. Alexis and Ms. Melissa have been so great to our children and we have been so happy at Gardner. And the leadership staff across Ms. Megan, Ms. Emily and Ms. Anna are wonderful, too - always warm and helpful and the school is so smoothly run. We love Gardner and the wonderful team who makes it feel like home!

Yasamin K.

We like TGS! Our 2.5 yo daughter has gone since she was 9 months. Her teachers, Jackie and Jenni, love her so much and get to know her on an individualized level. She already recognizes all of her letters, colors, shapes, and numbers up to 12. She can count to 20 and to 10 in two other languages. These are all things she learned at school! The kids do art every day, and we love the option to enroll her in enrichment classes like karate, Spanish, music, sports, computers, and yoga.

Megan is a really fantastic director. We feel like we can go to her with anything.

Leon C.

We love The Gardner School! The staff and teachers are excellent as everyone is very friendly and great with the kids.