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Porter’s PlayHouse & PreSchool, Gurnee, Illinois’ best accredited daycare, preschool, and kindergarten offering a safe, nurturing environment where your child will get the education, attention, and professional medical supervision that he or she needs. We are a state licensed group daycare, preschool, and kindergarten that specializes in the care and early education of all children but especially those children with medical needs. Owned and operated by a registered nurse and child development specialist with over 30 years of experience in emergency room and pediatric trauma care, Porter’s PlayHouse & PreSchool exceeds educational and medical standards established by the Illinois Dept. of Child and Family Services, (DCFS).
Meet the Business Owner
Dena P.
Business Owner
With over 25 years as a registered nurse with master’s degrees in nursing science and business administration, Mrs. Porter is also a child development specialist and CPR instructor for both healthcare professionals and lay responders.
Dena created Porter’s PlayHouse & PreSchool with the unique idea of providing daycare service to parents with kids with medical needs as two of her four children have medical needs due to prematurity.