Our Centers
Our commitment shows through our engaging facility and certified staff.
To your child’s eye, our facilities will provide excitement and fun. To your eyes, our facilities will exhibit our commitment to academics, fitness and safety.
The Kids-N-Fitness facilities make optimum use of your child’s time with us. Facilities include –
- Generous classroom space
- Indoor gymnasium
- Outdoor playground
all personnel are carefully screened through a thorough interview process, reference check, background check and fingerprinting process.

About Us
The staff of Kids-N-Fitness is keenly aware of the influence we have on the lives of all the children we serve. We accept this enormous responsibility. It is our philosophy to provide the highest quality child care through a balance of age appropriate academic activities complemented by an introduction to fitness – all in a positive environment where all children are respected.
- The dedicated, professional staff at Kids-N-Fitness far exceeds state preschool requirements. Lead teachers have earned a degree in early childhood education or have extensive experience in conjunction with college course work.
- Every care giver is CPR certified through our annual recertification program.
- Twenty hours of annual in-service training is required to ensure your child’s caregiver is well- advised on current child care trends.
- And without question, all personnel are carefully screened through a thorough interview process, reference check, background check and fingerprinting process.
ExceleRate Illinois
Kids-N-Fitness is proud to be an ExceleRate Illinois center. ExceleRate Illinois is a statewide quality recognition and improvement system designed to make continuous quality improvement an everyday priority among early learning providers. By holding this distinction, Kids-N-Fitness has proven quality standards in three areas: learning environment and teaching quality, administrative standards, and training and education. We remain actively engaged in continuous quality improvement and growth as educators and child care providers.
Our Central Illinois Locations
Open 6:30 am – 5:30 pm, weekdays
Our History
In 1998, Robert O’Connell decided to expand his successful athletic club business by opening a childcare facility. The foundation for the center would be grounded in the development of a healthy mind, body, and spirit. With his extensive background in physical fitness, he knew the importance of developing these skills at a young age. Twenty-five years later, our fundamental belief that physical activity promotes cognitive growth and educational success remains our cornerstone.
What Parents Say
Love the staff. Both of my children have gone here and they both have flourished and thrived. Thank you, Kids-N-Fitness!
We LOVE it. Our kid LOVES it!
Great daycare and the best teachers.
Our 3 year old loves going to “school” daily! She has learned so much in the short time she’s been going. We definitely recommend Kids-N-Fitness!
Absolutely LOVE this school/daycare facility. Staff is like family and they care a lot about your children. Very clean & safe environment as well. My child loves going here.
Best Child Care Center Ever!!!!