3,069 Daycare Centers in Illinois

Cornerstone Christian Academy receives mixed reviews with significant safety concerns. Positive reviews praise the staff's warmth, educational curriculum including Bible, sign language and Spanish, and child development. However, multiple recent reviews document serious incidents involving bullying, physical injuries, inadequate teacher response, and alleged failures to report and address abuse.

Small World Learning Center receives consistently positive feedback from parents who praise the caring staff, clean facility, and nurturing environment. Parents report their children are happy, well-adjusted, and excited to attend, with staff demonstrating attentiveness to child safety and parent communication. The director and teachers are frequently highlighted for their dedication and professionalism.

Kids Corner Academy receives mixed reviews with most parents praising the caring owner Lisa, attentive staff, warm atmosphere, cleanliness, and reasonable pricing. However, some parents report serious concerns including inadequate curriculum, lack of supervision, unprofessional staff conduct, and poor communication from management regarding child safety issues.

Busy Bumble Bee Academy has highly polarized reviews. Five parents praise the caring staff, learning activities, cleanliness, and safety, with children attending for multiple years. However, four parents report serious concerns including staff unprofessionalism, inadequate supervision, food quality issues, physical incidents with children, and alleged retaliation against a former employee.

Beginning Steps Child Development Center receives mostly positive feedback from parents who praise the staff's care and attention to children. However, one review appears to be from a different business (restaurant) and should be disregarded. Parents highlight strong staff-child connections and convenient early drop-off times.

Dee Dees Learning Academy receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, age-appropriate curriculum, affordable pricing, and community involvement. Negative reviews cite inadequate care for high-energy and special needs children, hygiene issues, and a serious incident involving an employee posting a minor's photo on social media with profanity.

Centralia Mary's House receives highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, safe environment, and children's happiness at the facility. However, some parents report frustration with enrollment procedures and serious concerns about staff conduct.

Treehouse Day Care and Preschool in Effingham has predominantly positive reviews praising staff warmth and communication, but faces serious allegations regarding medical emergency response and staff professionalism. Most parents report satisfied experiences with caring teachers, while a minority report concerning incidents including inadequate response to a seizure and communication issues with separated parents.

Pitter Patter receives overwhelmingly positive reviews from most parents, who praise the staff's caring, attentive nature and strong communication. However, two negative reviews raise serious concerns about hygiene, neglect, unresponsiveness to parent complaints, and alleged favoritism toward management-connected families.

Pitter-Patter Child Care Too receives overwhelmingly positive reviews from most parents, who praise the staff's attentiveness, care, and professionalism, with children described as thriving and staff becoming like family. However, two negative reviews detail serious concerns about neglect, including inadequate diaper changes, improper clothing, and unresponsive management to parental complaints.

Teddy Bear Nursery Schools Inc. receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents who praise the caring and attentive staff, nurturing environment, and strong sense of community. Children show enthusiasm for attending and demonstrate academic and social growth. One parent reported a negative experience citing poor teacher behavior, but this represents a single dissenting review among nine positive ones.

Children's Learning Center II has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the clean facility, friendly staff, flexible hours, and child development focus. However, multiple negative reviews cite unfair treatment of children, unprofessional staff conduct, potential state regulation violations, and poor communication with parents.

Children's Corner Child Development Center receives mixed reviews. Positive feedback highlights caring staff, particularly Ms. Sheryl and Ms. Bell, and community support services. Negative reviews cite inconsistent crisis nursery availability and difficulty securing last-minute childcare slots.

Little Marvels receives polarized reviews. Five parents praise the family-run environment, caring teachers, developmental activities, and child happiness over 2-3 year periods. Two parents cite serious concerns: one regarding tuition increases without promised programs and staff turnover, another reporting a critical child safety incident where a child was left behind at a park.

Little Shepherd Preschool receives mostly positive reviews praising warm, dedicated staff and engaging activities, though some parents reported serious concerns about organizational issues, communication problems, and management responsiveness. The facility appears to work well for many families but has had notable enrollment and operational challenges.

Jack & Jill has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the staff's professionalism, communication, and engagement with children across multiple generations of families. However, multiple negative reviews report serious safety and neglect concerns including inadequate supervision, hygiene issues, and unresponsive management.

It Takes a Village Services Inc receives mixed reviews, with strong praise from satisfied parents about caring staff, daily communication, and child development, but serious concerns from others regarding unprofessional conduct, poor facilities, inadequate care, and alleged mistreatment of children.

Let's Play Child Care Center in Cicero receives consistently positive feedback from parents. Parents praise the warm, caring staff, welcoming environment, quality care, and engaging activities including outdoor time. The facility appears to prioritize both child safety and parent communication.

Liz-Ney Land Learning Center II receives consistently excellent feedback from parents who praise the caring staff, nurturing environment, and child development outcomes. Parents report feeling secure leaving their children in the center's care and note high levels of communication and engagement. Many families have remained enrolled for multiple years and recommend the facility highly.

AGAPE Child Care Learning Center receives mixed reviews with significant safety and professionalism concerns. While some parents praise staff friendliness, individual attention, and educational advancement, others report serious issues including allergy mismanagement, lack of supervision, and unprofessional staff conduct.

NURTURING DEVELOPMENTAL & LEARN ACAD II receives mixed reviews. Six parents gave 5-star ratings praising the caring staff, safe learning environment, and long-term enrollment. However, four parents gave 1-2 star ratings citing poor administrative follow-up, inadequate supervision, high staff turnover, unprofessional conduct, and billing issues.

Heartland Head Start in Bloomington receives mixed reviews. Positive feedback highlights caring staff and teachers who make children feel comfortable, while negative reviews describe serious concerns including alleged mistreatment of special needs children, physical altercations with staff, bus transportation issues, and inadequate administrative response to incidents.

Capital City Learning Center receives mixed reviews. Positive reviews praise caring staff, child development, and a welcoming environment. Negative reviews cite concerns about child supervision, COVID-19 safety protocols, long waitlists, and unclear enrollment policies.

Happy Days Child Care Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with all 10 reviews rating it 4-5 stars. Parents consistently praise the caring, educated staff, educational focus, clean facilities, and strong child development outcomes. A few parents noted excellent communication and responsiveness, though one parent wished for extended hours.