WEST LOOP — Parents from across Chicago are invited to attend an informational child care and school fair in the West Loop on Saturday.
The second annual West Loop Child Care and School Fair will bring child care providers and schools together from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Crowne Plaza Metro Hotel, 733 W. Madison St.
Entrance is free for attendees who register online. Admission is $5 at the door.
Child care providers, preschools, public, private, charter, home schooling and alternative K-8 schools will exhibit at the fair. Teachers, administrators and parents will be available to answer questions and offer guidance to parents attending the fair.
Information about enrichment programs and other organizations catering to young children and families will also be available Saturday. Organizations offering language, tutoring, music, dance, art, sports and summer camps will be among the exhibitors.
Grace Lee Sawin of Chicago School GPS will present keynote addresses Saturday. At 10 a.m., she will give tips on selecting preschools, and at 11 a.m. she will discuss elementary school options.
The fair is presented by West Loop Families, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of West Loop families since 2008, and sponsored by Neighbors of the West Loop.
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