Chicago · Licensed center
Guidepost Montessori At Old Town
At a glance
- Medium bilingual center, licensed for 86 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
State record — Illinois DCFS
Illinois DCFS has published no inspection report for this provider as of November 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — there is nothing on file either way.
How they teach
Bilingual
“In our Spanish Immersion program, the prevailing language spoken throughout the day is Spanish. Students learn both Spanish and English literacy skills, however, the overall emphasis on Spanish rapidly increases fluency, as children feel naturally compelled to communicate with their Spanish-speaking guides.”
Details
- Phone
- (708) 441-3831
- Address
- 311 W Division St, Chicago, 60601
- Chain
- Guidepost Montessori
- Run by
- Guidepost Global Education — as of October 2025, may have changed since
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 guidepost.vercel.app
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT OLD TOWN" under Provider Name and 60601 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 615780).
- Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 guidepostmontessori.com
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT OLD TOWN" under Provider Name and 60601 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 615780).
- Run by — Checked October 2026 guidepostmontessori.com
Guidepost says its schools are run by Guidepost Global Education, a new, independent company formed in spring 2025, before the former operator, Higher Ground Education, filed for bankruptcy, and that none of its schools were part of that Chapter 11 case. On October 28, 2025, Guidepost said 83 schools remained open. It says the company has its own owners but does not name them. guidepostmontessori.com
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.