Stay ahead of it
Get notified when something goes around Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start
Be the first family watching this school
- Email when illness activity picks up here
- Weekly digest of what's going around
- Free, anonymous, unsubscribe anytime
Fostering bright futures with spirited early learning and care.
The Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start is a daycare and early childhood education center located at 10 S Kedzie Ave in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. As part of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago network, this facility provides structured early learning services designed to support the developmental needs of young children in the local community. While specific health ratings are not provided, the center operates under the YMCA’s organizational standards, which typically emphasize physical activity, nutritional wellness, and a secure learning environment. The program focuses on school readiness by integrating social-emotional development with foundational academic skills. Parents often value the center for its association with the YMCA’s established childcare framework and its commitment to providing accessible early childhood resources in the Chicago area.
Where it sits in the neighborhood
No recent illness reports for this school in the last 90 days.
Be the first to reportHealth reviews
No health reviews yet. Be the first to share.
Help families at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start stay one step ahead.
Share this page with your school community so every parent can see what's going around, and add their own logs.
Invite another Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start parent to Ickly.
The more parents on the radar, the earlier everyone spots what's going around. Send a quick text, we handle the rest.
What happens next
- Pick contacts (or type numbers) and we'll open your Messages app with the note pre-filled.
- You review and send when you're ready. Nothing goes out from Ickly.
- When they tap the link and join, they can follow Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start in one tap.
Your join link is included at the end: https://ickly.com/signup
What parents should know about illness at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start
This is the community health page for Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start, a daycare in Chicago, IL. Parents here log the illnesses their kids actually come home with, so other families can see what is going around before the school sends a notice. Nothing on this page is medical advice or an official school report: it is what parents in this community have shared, plus public food safety and environmental records where they exist.
No parent has logged an illness at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start in the last 14 days. Quiet stretches are normal, especially outside the winter respiratory season, and they can also mean no one at this school has started logging yet. Being the first family to log helps every parent who checks this page next week.
On the watchlist this month
- Peak season
Summer and early fall
- Mild fever and fussiness
- Painful mouth sores
- Red spots or blisters on hands and feet
- Very common
Back-to-school season
- Persistent scalp itching
- Tickling feeling in hair
- Tiny white eggs (nits) near the scalp
- Common
Back-to-school spike
- Red or pink eye whites
- Itchy or gritty feeling
- Watery or yellow discharge
- AllergiesCommon
Spring pollen, fall ragweed
- Sneezing fits
- Itchy or watery eyes
- Clear runny nose
Good to knowWhat spreads fastest in a room of little kids
Infants and toddlers at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start share toys, tables, and naptime space, and they are still learning to cover coughs. That combination means illness moves through a room in days rather than weeks, and the first sign is often a change in appetite or sleep rather than a fever.
- Hand, foot, and mouth disease and stomach bugs spread through shared toys and diapering areas
- RSV and croup hit hardest under age two, and breathing changes matter more than temperature
- Pinkeye and impetigo travel on hands, towels, and nap mats
- A child can be contagious a day or two before any symptom shows up
Back to schoolWhen can my child go back to Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start?
Every school sets its own sick policy, so check yours first. These are the rules of thumb most schools and daycares follow:
- Fever-free for a full 24 hours without fever medicine before returning
- No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours, and eating normally again
- On antibiotics for at least 12 to 24 hours for strep throat or impetigo
- Eye discharge cleared, or cleared by your pediatrician, for pinkeye
- Well enough to take part in a normal school day, not just well enough to sit through it
Around hereHow illness travels between nearby schools
Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start is one of many daycares in Chicago tracked on Ickly. August activity around Chicago tends to follow the seasonal pattern above, and illness rarely stops at one campus: siblings, sports, and playdates carry it between nearby schools across ZIP 60612 within a week or two. Checking neighboring schools alongside this one gives you a fuller picture than any single page can.
Ickly is a parent-reported community signal, not a medical service or an official school record. Always talk to your pediatrician about your own child's symptoms.
Share kit for Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start
A printable poster made for this school: Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start on the first line, signed off from the local parent community, with a QR code that opens this page.
Ready-to-paste share copy
Written for Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start, with the link already in place.
Best for group chats with other parents
A mom in Chicago created this app: Ickly shows what illnesses are going around at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start right now. I follow it so I know what we might be walking into. Follow our school here: https://ickly.com/schools/IL/chicago/dr-effie-o-ellis-ymca-head-start?utm_source=parent_share&utm_medium=share_kit&utm_campaign=school_share&utm_content=text
Other schools near Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start
See what's going around at nearby schools too.
Explore nearby schools
Illness rarely stops at one campus. These are the pages parents check alongside this one.
Other schools in Chicago
- 5 Star Childcare Development Center INC.Daycare
- A B C Academy INC.Daycare
- A Child’s SpaceDaycare
- A Childs Place Academy 2Daycare
- A Genius in the Making Developmental Academy INC.Daycare
- A Haven for Little Ones 2 Children Learning Center INCDaycare
- A Step Ahead Learning CenterDaycare
- A-Karrasel Child Care CenterDaycare
- A-Karrasel Galewood Childcare, LLCDaycare
- A-Zmall World Child Development CenterDaycare
- A. N. Pritzker Elementary SchoolElementary
- Abc and Me DaycareDaycare
Also in ZIP 60612
Common questions
What is going around at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start?
No sickness has been logged at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start in the last 14 days. That usually means things are quiet right now, and you will see new logs here as soon as families share them.
How does Ickly know what is spreading at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start?
Everything on this page comes from parents. Families log a symptom or a confirmed diagnosis for their child, and Ickly groups those logs by daycare and by week so you can see patterns without anyone's name attached. Logs are always anonymous to other parents.
Can I get notified when illness spreads at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start?
Yes. Follow Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start with a free Ickly account and you will get a heads up when parents start logging something new, plus a weekly summary of what is going around.
How do I log a sick day for my child at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start?
Tap "How's everyone feeling?" anywhere on Ickly and answer a couple of quick questions. It takes under a minute, stays anonymous, and it is what makes this page useful for every other family at Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start.
Is Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start in Chicago, IL?
Yes. Dr. Effie O. Ellis YMCA Head Start is a daycare in Chicago, IL. You can also see what is going around at nearby schools and daycares in the same neighborhood on Ickly.
Was this page useful?
Flag something wrong, suggest an edit, or just tell us how it landed.