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3,069 Daycare Centers in Illinois

Browse 3,069 daycare centers across Illinois. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.

Choosing Daycare Centers in Illinois

Finding the right daycare center for your child is crucial. Understanding the landscape of childcare services in Illinois can make the decision-making process smoother.

Illinois has about 3,069 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.

Compare the average fees charged by daycare centers in Illinois. Consider your budget while ensuring that the chosen daycare offers the necessary services and quality care.

Daycare Breakdown in Illinois

There are 3,069 daycares in Illinois: 192 headstart facilities, 59 before/after school centers, 128 religious facility daycares, and 2,690 childcare and preschool centers.

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Little All Star Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Little All Star Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Five parents gave 5-star ratings praising the staff, owner, curriculum, and child engagement. However, five other reviewers gave 1-3 star ratings citing serious concerns about unprofessionalism, poor hygiene, inappropriate discipline practices, potential credential fraud, and unresponsive management.

Passionate and nice staffcaring ownerengaging activities and curriculum
Address
3641 Sauk Trl, Richton Park, IL
Phone
(708) 283-5702
Little Red Riding Hood Des Plaines INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Parents consistently praise KinderCare Des Plaines for exceptional care, warm staff, and strong communication. Children show enthusiasm about attending, and parents report confidence in their child's safety and development. The facility offers structured curriculum, daily photo/video updates, and personalized attention.

Warm and caring staffDirector Darci praised for leadershipdaily photo and video updates
Address
1371 Prospect Ave, Des Plaines, IL
Phone
(847) 795-9999
Rachel'S Learning Center Ltd
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9
Address
716 N Elmwood Dr, Aurora, IL
Phone
(630) 264-6920
Childrens Road Success
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Children's Road Success receives mixed reviews with significant polarization. Multiple parents praise the caring staff, child development, and safe environment, while others report serious concerns including alleged fraudulent billing practices by management, poor hygiene and diaper care, limited facility transparency, and past incidents of forceful feeding.

Kind and caring staffchild learns and develops wellchildren enjoy attending
Address
2240 Weber Rd, Crest Hill, IL
Phone
(815) 630-2542
Rachels Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9
Address
835 W Illinois Ave, Aurora, IL
Phone
(630) 859-1920
Reach For The Stars Child C Academy INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Parents consistently praise Reach For The Stars as an excellent daycare with caring, attentive staff and strong educational programming. The new regional director, Mr. DJ, is specifically highlighted as a positive change who has improved the facility and earned appreciation from both children and parents. Multiple parents report long-term enrollment and high satisfaction with their children's development and care.

Friendly and attentive staffeducational instruction (ABC learningskill development)
Address
4246 S King Dr, # 4252, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 272-1537
Kiddie Garden
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Kiddie Garden has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the warm environment, attentive staff (particularly Mrs. Houida and owner Mr. George), and child development. However, multiple negative reviews report serious health and safety concerns including a documented mice infestation with droppings found in food, poor supervision, inadequate facilities, and unprofessional staff behavior.

Warm and friendly environmentgood parent communicationattentive staff
Address
9130 West Golf, Niles, IL
Phone
(847) 699-8585
Los Pequenos Angelitos
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.9

Los Pequeños Angelitos receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied long-term parents but serious concerns from others. Positive reviewers highlight caring teachers, bilingual education, clean facilities, and individualized learning support. However, negative reviews raise significant concerns about frequent requests for money, inadequate facility maintenance, and a serious allegation involving corporal punishment and a Department of Children investigation.

Address
3711 W 55th St, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 392-8199
T.L.C. Child Enrichment Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8
Address
18 N Main St, Smithton, IL
Phone
(618) 277-0804
Joliet Early Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Joliet Early Learning Center has received mixed reviews with significant concerns about staff conduct. While some parents report positive long-term experiences with good teachers and appropriate complaint handling, multiple recent reviews describe verbally abusive behavior toward children, including yelling and inappropriate language during nap time.

Spacious facilityexperienced staff membersresponsive management to formal complaints
Address
500 Parks Ave, Joliet, IL
Phone
(815) 722-4200
Holy Cross Lutheran Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8
Address
618 South Maxwell Road, Peoria, IL
Phone
(309) 279-5083
The Love Learning Center Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

The Love Learning Center has received mixed reviews with significant concerns raised by multiple reviewers. While some parents praise friendly teachers and report their children enjoy attending, numerous reviews cite poor cleanliness, unprofessional and harsh behavior from owner Dr. Love, staff discipline issues including spanking, and concerns about state licensing compliance. The facility recently changed ownership and is no longer affiliated with The Love Center.

Friendly and nice teachers for younger childrenchildren enjoy attendingowner and director empowering to Black families
Address
228 E 61st St, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 752-0243
Knox County Ymca Early Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Knox County YMCA Early Learning Center in Galesburg receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise caring, attentive staff and strong developmental support, while negative reviews cite management issues, health protocol concerns, questionable fever readings, inadequate staffing ratios, and dismissive handling of parent concerns.

Caring and patient staffstrong one-on-one connections with childrendevelopmental support and resources
Address
192 E South St, Galesburg, IL
Phone
(309) 342-4315
Precious Little One'S Learning Ctr. INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Precious Little One's Learning Center receives mixed reviews. Parents praise the educational quality, caring staff, and safe environment, with children showing consistent developmental progress. However, the center faces criticism for administrative disorganization, potential staffing shortages, and concerning enrollment practices.

Educational curriculum with daily skill developmentcaring and professional staffsafe environment
Address
22 E 63rd St, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 891-5055
Foresight Children Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Foresight Children Learning Center has highly polarized reviews with stark contrasts between positive and negative experiences. While some parents praised the caring staff and quick adaptation for their children, numerous reviews from both parents and former employees describe serious issues including poor communication, safety concerns, inconsistent management practices, and minimal educational focus. The facility appears to have significant operational and leadership problems that outweigh the positive experiences reported by a small number of families.

Caring and hardworking staffgood facility designchildren adapt quickly
Address
101 E 69th St, # 115, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 488-5700
Precious Ones Development Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Precious Ones Development Academy has highly polarized reviews ranging from 1-5 stars. Positive reviewers praise the staff's expertise in child development, structured learning environment, and strong communication with parents. Negative reviewers cite concerns about restricted parental access, inadequate incident reporting, unprofessional owner behavior, lack of transparency, and refusal of refunds.

Strong early childhood development instructionchildren reading ab
Address
11600 S Pulaski Rd, Alsip, IL
Phone
(708) 385-0473
Hamilton'S Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8
Address
3232 State St, E St Louis, IL
Phone
(618) 274-3232
Safari Childcare INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Safari Childcare in Mt. Prospect receives highly polarized reviews ranging from 1-5 stars. Positive reviewers praise caring staff, good teacher-student relationships, and child development, while negative reviewers report serious concerns including high teacher turnover, inadequate supervision, safety incidents (injuries from other children), poor hygiene standards, and abrupt child dismissals without proper notice.

Caring and friendly staffchild development and le
Address
1738 E Kensington Rd, Mt Prospect, IL
Phone
(847) 375-0354
Young Achievers Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Young Achievers Learning Center receives consistently positive feedback from parents. All recent reviews are 5-star ratings praising the clean facility, caring staff, engaging activities, and strong child development. Parents highlight exceptional teachers, particularly Ms. Mayra and Ms. Alondra, and report their children are happy and eager to attend.

Clean facilityfriendly and caring staffengaging activities and field trips
Address
3044 Rose St, Franklin Park, IL
Phone
(847) 260-5945
Building Blocks Preschool South INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Building Blocks Preschool South has mixed reviews with significant concerns about staff behavior and child safety. While some parents praise the classroom-style setup and quick drop-off process after registration, multiple parents report rude front desk staff and serious issues with inadequate supervision of aggressive behavior among children.

Classroom-style setupquick drop-off process after initial registrationcomparable to Eastern location
Address
770 Apple Orchard Rd, Springfield, IL
Phone
(217) 528-8028
Great Beginnings INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.8

Great Beginnings receives highly polarized reviews ranging from 1-5 stars. Positive reviewers praise professional staff, strong communication, safety measures, and child development, with many describing long-term satisfaction. Negative reviewers report concerns about staff training, inappropriate child handling, inadequate outdoor time, and facility security.

Professional and communicative staffstrong safety measuresage-appropriate educational activities
Address
4263 S State Route 159, Glen Carbon, IL
Phone
(618) 288-4950
Small World Learning Center INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7
Address
9750 Grand Ave, Franklin Park, IL
Phone
(847) 455-1234
Kiddie Kampus Learning Center INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

Kiddie Kampus has highly polarized reviews. Three parents praise the spacious facilities, caring staff, and positive experiences over multiple years. However, three parents report serious concerns including inadequate hygiene practices, inappropriate classroom placement, insufficient supervision, and poor management responsiveness.

Spacious rooms and playgroundcaring and consistent staffpositive long-term experiences
Address
24735 W Eames St, Unit 7, Channahon, IL
Phone
(815) 467-9890
Little Light Of Mine Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7
Address
238 S Gordon Ave, Kankakee, IL
Phone
(815) 936-8119
Hannah House Child Development Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

Hannah House has highly polarized reviews with three 5-star ratings and six 1-star ratings. Positive reviews praise the staff, educational curriculum, and child development outcomes. Negative reviews report understaffing, unprofessional staff behavior, inadequate hydration/nutrition, physical handling concerns, and potential neglect.

Kind and skilled staffeducational facility with life skills instructionclean facility
Address
810 N. Wall, Carbondale, IL
Phone
(618) 457-8801
Learn & Grow Childcare INC
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

Learn & Grow Childcare receives mixed reviews with significant concerns outweighing positive feedback. While some parents praise the caring staff, developmental support, and COVID safety protocols, multiple reviews report overly strict illness policies, frequent send-homes with full payment required, safety concerns including injuries and lice infestations, and unprofessional staff communication.

Caring and attentive teachersdevelopmental progress updatesaffordable pricing
Address
2820 W North Ave, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 227-2050
Belleville Head Start Ce
Headstart Programs
2.7
Address
1404 E Main St, Belleville, IL
Phone
(618) 277-4681
Bright Beginnings Christian Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

Bright Beginnings Christian Day Care receives mixed reviews with significant concerns. While some parents praise the teachers and structure, multiple parents report serious issues including unprofessional staff behavior, inadequate supervision, poor management, and unfair waitlist practices.

Structured environmentcaring teachersflexible scheduling
Address
1033 Franklin Grove Rd, Dixon, IL
Phone
(815) 285-1033
Centegra Childtime
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

The reviews provided appear to be for a hospital emergency room and cardiac care facility, not for Centegra Childtime daycare center in McHenry, Illinois. The reviews cannot be accurately summarized for this daycare as they do not pertain to childcare services.

Unable to assess - reviews are for a hospitalnot a daycare
Address
4201 W Medical Center Dr, Mchenry, IL
Phone
(815) 363-2356
Bright Beginnings Christian Daycare And
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

Bright Beginnings Christian Daycare receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about management and staff conduct. While some parents praise structured programming and caring teachers, multiple parents report problematic staff behavior, inadequate supervision, poor communication from management, and organizational issues with the waitlist.

Structured environmentcaring teachersworks with parents on scheduling
Address
1013 Franklin Grove Rd, Dixon, IL
Phone
(815) 285-1033

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Frequently asked questions

There are 3,069 all daycares across Illinois. Browse by city to find options near you.
All licensed daycare facilities in Illinois are listed in our directory. You can also verify a facility's license status through Illinois's childcare licensing agency. Licensed facilities must meet state standards for safety, health, staff-to-child ratios, and staff qualifications.
When comparing daycare options in Illinois, consider:
  • Licensing status and inspection history
  • Staff-to-child ratios (Illinois sets minimum requirements by age group)
  • Staff qualifications and training
  • Safety measures and facility cleanliness
  • Parent reviews and Google ratings
  • Curriculum and daily schedule
  • Location, hours, and cost
Daycare costs in Illinois vary by location, child's age, and facility type. Full-time center-based care typically ranges from $150 to $400+ per week. Infant care is generally more expensive due to lower staff-to-child ratio requirements. Urban areas tend to have higher costs than rural areas.