Safe, Nurturing, and Reliable Child Care
Miss Mona’s Daycare opened in 1999 after a generous gift from Miss Mona Nafziger, a lifelong teacher and friend to our community of Hopedale, IL. Many of her former students will remember her inspirational lessons, she lived across the street from Hopedale Medical Complex and that she always had a warm smile to all she encountered “Children First!” is our philosophy. We utilize a family approach, incorporating numerous activities that nurture children mentally, physically, and emotionally. Creativity is essential in a child's play and Miss Mona's takes this philosophy very seriously. We offer many outlets for inspiration and creativity understanding that these foundational skills are used in learning to problem solve once they reach adulthood.
We provide full-time and part-time care to those aged 6 weeks to 6 years. Miss Mona’s Daycare is licensed through the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services and participates in the DHS Subsidy program.
If you are interested in childcare services, contact Miss Mona’s Director, Opal Kuban at 309-449-4933 or email omeyer@hopedalemc.com to request an application.
What to Expect at Miss Mona’s:
- A small center offering personal and individualized care
- 5 classrooms to accommodate each age and stage of development
- Infant Room: 6 weeks – 15 months
- Toddler Room: 15 months – 2 years
- 2’s Room
- 3’s Room
- 4’s & 5’s Room
- Large outdoor playground equipment
- Security cameras
- Professional, experienced staff providing a loving, safe environment
- Staff certified in CPR and First-Aid
- Annual screenings
- Kindergarten ready is how our children leave the 4’s & 5’s classroom and their pre-school experience.
- Parents are welcome anytime
- Procare App for parent contact and daily updates of child’s care.
What Our Parents are Saying:
“Miss Mona’s and their staff have been a wonderful blessing to this working mother. The peace of mind that I have each day knowing that my children are well taken care of and so close in proximity to my work is priceless. The level of communication and accommodation to the individual child’s needs is unmatched. I wouldn’t have my children in daycare anywhere else!!” – Emily
“The staff at Miss Mona’s is WONDERFUL! My child has attended from age 4 months (he’s now 3) and he loves going to daycare. All of his teachers are just like family. They have shared smiles and tears, triumphs and fears. Due to the phenomenal communication between the staff and parents, I never feel like I miss out on any aspect of my child’s development. Miss Mona’s provides age appropriate and developmentally stimulating activities in structured classrooms. As a working mom, I am SO blessed that I have such kind, caring and motivated early childhood educators to care for my child.” – Kelly
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, children are evaluated from 6 weeks to 6 years.
We encourage you to bring items like blankets and additional clothing from your home. For special toys, we suggest saving those for Show-N-Tell Day.
We encourage our parents to visit anytime their child is in attendance.
Yes, medicine can be administered once a medication log is completed and signed. This log states important information about the medicine being given like the amount, times to be given, type of medication, and the permission signature.
No, but documentation must be provided as to why vaccines have been declined.
No, Miss Mona's does not supply diapers.
Yes, we are licensed through DCFS for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. Our facility capacity is 49 children.
A letter will be sent home to the children’s parents of the classroom that has the outbreak.
Notices are sent through Miss Mona’s communication app
When above the age of 2 years, time out is utilized based on child's age.
You may communicate with your child’s teacher when dropping off or picking up your child. Real time updates on your child’s day are made through our ProCare app. Questions and comments can be shared directly with your child’s teacher through the app messaging feature.
Preschool is offered through Christian Life Academy (CLA). However, we have an excellent pre-K program for our 3, 4 & 5 year olds.
6 weeks to 6 years.
Monday-Friday from 5:30am until 5:30pm
We would appreciate a phone call informing us of what is happening. Please note that every 10 minutes after closing is an extra charge of $10.
If your child is running a 100.4 degree or higher temperature, we will immediately contact the parent(s). The child will be removed from the classroom for their well-being and be placed in our staff break room where the Director will care for the child until the parents can pick them up. In these types of situations, we try to limit the exposure to the other children.
Infants: 4 children to 1 teacher
Toddlers: 5 children to 1 teacher
2 Year Olds: 8 children to 1 teacher
3 Year Olds: 10 children to 1 teacher
4 & 5 Year Olds: 10 children to 1 teacher
We have schedules for each classroom. All classrooms have circle-time, curriculum time, center time, and large motor time. Our 4 & 5 year old’s class also participate in P.E. and cooking classes.
Children are provided breakfast, lunch, and snacks which are all prepared by our HMC kitchen at no extra cost.
Our facility uses keyless badge entry. Each parent is given a name badge to access the facility. Additionally, we also have surveillance cameras throughout the facility.