HELPING CHILDREN REACH FOR THE STARS

A Reggio-Inspired, Nature-Based Home Program Offering Care for Children Ages 6 Weeks to 12 Years Old

Parent’s Helper Daycare is here to help each child reach their full potential as they learn, grow, and play in a loving, safe, and supportive home environment located in Oak Park, Illinois.

A young boy leaning over to examine yellow and orange Black-eyed Susan flowers along a garden sidewalk.
Logo with text 'A Certified Nature Explore Classroom' including a magnifying glass and leafy illustrations
Two young girls standing outside on a sidewalk, one girl holding a toy shovel, smiling and wearing a pink jacket, while the other girl with colorful braids looks downward. Playground equipment and garden furniture are visible in the background.
A smiling woman with curly hair sitting outdoors with a young child on her lap. The woman is wearing a black T-shirt and red pants, and the child is dressed in a navy jacket, khaki pants, and a white hat. They are near a white fence and greenery in the background.

Meet Our Owner, Melody Robinson

I am an Early Childhood Educator with 40 years of experience teaching and supporting children and families in my community.

My life's mission has been to provide quality childcare and supportive resources to all families.

It is important to me that each child and family feel supported, valued, and seen in our society as they raise their children to be successful in life.

It’s important that they know Parent’s Helper Home Daycare chooses to be a vital part of that village of love and support.

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About Our Program

Welcome to Parent’s Helper Nature-Based Childcare!

We are a home-based, nature-focused child care program located in Oak Park, Illinois. We serve diverse families with children who are 6 weeks to 12 years old.

Our home-based program allows for more one-on-one personal care and attention in a smaller family-style setting. We offer delicious home-cooked meals for breakfast, lunch, and two snacks.

Our outdoor Nature Explorer Certified learning environment offers many opportunities for children in our care to explore the beautiful, natural world around us!

Our program takes field trips and hosts family events, fostering a deeper connection to learning. We also practice school readiness skills and provide plenty of time to just be a kid.

We are committed to creating a fun, peaceful, and loving environment where the skills of every learner are enhanced with the help of our dedicated and knowledgeable teachers.

We aim to develop each child’s social, emotional, physical, mental, and intellectual development through play and discovery.

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A young girl with braided hair wearing a blue T-shirt, looking down at a colorful rainbow spinner game on a table in a dimly lit room.

Parent’s Helper Daycare is proud to be a child-led, play-based, Nature Explore Certified learning environment. We respect the curiosity of children and the things that spark their interest. This is when learning has its greatest impact, and our staff has the privilege of gently guiding and supporting their interest in learning.

Words of Praise for Parent’s Helper Daycare

  • "Parent Helpers Daycare is not only a business, its a family!! Mrs. Melody Robinson and Ms. Nicole Robinson provide a top notch daycare & educational learning environment that fosters growth in academics & nature!! Mrs. Mel or Nana Mel as she is affectionately known as, blends her previous teaching experience, love for children and her own family upbringing to create an environment that is second to none!! From field trips & holiday parties, the love & laughs & learning doesn't stop!! The Clark Family has welcomed the Robinson Family & Parents Helper into our family with my son starting there at 18 months, he's 11yrs old & goes back over the summer to help. Highly recommend as "One of the Best Keep Secrets" in the daycare industry for Chicago!!"

    Rodney Clark

  • "Ms. Robinson and staff have been such a pivotal part of our lives as a family. My son started shortly after children started returning to daycares during COVID. Ms. Robinson was so helpful with the transition as a first time mother. Her care and communication is just what I needed for my peace of mind. We stayed for four more years! PHD became family, who taught my son and the other children emotional intelligence and kindness. Between exploring nature and learning lessons, we will always have a place in our hearts for PHD!"

    Rachel Thurston

  • "We have been at PHD for over two years now, and we are incredibly grateful that we found such an amazing day care provider! Ms. Melody and her staff are the most loving and caring people. They welcome children in as family and it feels like a second home for them - exactly what we had hoped for when we decided to leave larger day care centers. Thank you, Nana Mel!!!"

    Catherine Doyle

  • "Parents Helper has been more than a daycare for our family. They have become family. With caregivers from three generations of amazing, loving women, they treat our little girl like their own. Especially with a daughter who has some extra needs for support, it's a rare blessing to be able to place her in someone else's care without worries. They are a wonderful daycare run by incredibly special people."

    Shelley Kraus

  • "My daughter was very apprehensive when it came time to find childcare for my grandson but that all went out the window once she met Melody Robinson the owner of the daycare. They hit it off right away and once I met her I felt the same. She’s an amazing educator my grandson learned so much and started kindergarten with all the tools to help him succeed. As a matter, Ms. Mel is still a part of my grandson’s life and most of the kids she molded the last 30 plus years. I highly recommend her daycare."

    Dinah Huff

  • "I’m so glad I found this home daycare for my little boy. He’s learned so much in the time that he’s been there. The owner is one of the most loving people I have ever met. I can go to work knowing that he is in a loving and educational environment."

    Latrice King