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Brighton Center
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- Our Brighton Center has been open since 2001 and provides care for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
- Our hours are from 6:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Our Brighton Program is fully licensed as Day Care Centers by the Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services and hold a Silver Circle of Quality in the Illinois ExceleRate program.
We also pride ourselves that all of our center classrooms are equipped with live viewing cameras to help parents feel secure to be able to log in at any time.
The Brighton Center provides:
- Full and Part-week care for ages 6 weeks to 5 years of age
- Pre-K program staffed by certified Early Childhood teachers.
- Full background check on all employees
- CPR & First Aid trained staff in every classroom
- USDA approved healthy meals & snacks
- Sibling and Monthly discounts available
- Online bill pay available
- State subsidies accepted from DCFS and DHS for parents working or attending school
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Center Director
Barbara Corby
Barbara Corby is the Owner of the Step By Step programs and Interim Director at Brighton Step By Step. Barbara started in 2008 as Director of the Brighton Center. In 2013, she became the Owner/Executive Director all Step By Step Programs. She has high aspirations for all the programs to strive to be the best.
Barbara believes highly in our mission to provide opportunities for maximum potential growth and development within a developmentally appropriate, warm, and loving environment and works towards that everyday. She works with all our families to best meet the needs of the family and the children .
Assistant Director
Mindy Cox
Mindy is the Assistant Director of Brighton Step By Step, "in training" to be the Director. Mindy started in 2018 and has worked in various classrooms including our Preschool and Twos Classrooms. She then became our Site Coordinator at our school-age program. We are excited for her promotion to Assistant Director! Mindy is studying Early Childhood Practice and finishing her Bachelor's degree in the Spring of 2023. Mindy's favorite thing about the program is the family-like atmosphere.
Administrative Assistant
Jenn Shirrell
Ms. Jenn started her journey with Step By Step in 2003. She has worked with all ages, most recently as the Lead Teacher in the Toddler classroom. Jenn was promoted to the Administrative Assistant postion in 2022. She loves working for a company that puts the needs of the children above all else and is thrilled to continue to be a part of the Step By Step family in an administrative role!
