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2,690 Child Daycare & Preschools in Illinois

Browse 2,690 child daycare & preschools 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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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
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
Bright Beginnings Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

Bright Beginnings Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Some parents praise the structured environment and caring teachers, while others report serious concerns including unprofessional staff behavior, poor management, inadequate supervision, and disorganized waitlist practices.

Structured environmentcaring and awesome teachersaccommodating with parent scheduling
Address
1033 Franklin Grove Rd, Dixon, IL
Phone
(815) 285-1033
Chin.Amer.Ser.Lge. Child Dev/Sch Age Ctr
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.7

This Chicago-based center offers childcare alongside broader community services including tutoring, employment assistance, and immigration support. Most reviews are highly positive, praising multilingual staff, quality food, and a welcoming environment for low-income and immigrant families. However, a few negative reviews cite staff conduct concerns and poor communication/responsiveness.

Multilingual staffvariety of activities and tutoring servicesquality food
Address
2141 S Tan Ct, Chicago, IL
Phone
(312) 791-0418
Teddy Bear Christian Child Development
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6
Address
1170 E Lincoln St, Riverton, IL
Phone
(217) 629-8030
Stay & Play Daycare Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Stay & Play Daycare Center receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the clean facility, experienced staff, developmental activities, and reasonable pricing, with parents reporting long-term satisfaction. Negative reviews cite inadequate injury communication, non-refundable deposit policies, poor health protocols regarding sick children, and cleanliness concerns.

Clean facilityexperienced and consistent staffdevelopmental activities and learning support
Address
2207 S Center St, Maryville, IL
Phone
(618) 344-6160
Step By Step Day Care
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Step by Step Day Care has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the caring staff, family involvement, and summer activities, with multi-generational families returning. However, negative reviews report serious concerns including alleged physical abuse of children, discriminatory treatment, unprofessional communication, and rude management.

Caring and family-oriented staffhigh parental involvementsummer activities and field trips
Address
14835 S. Hamlin, Midlothian, IL
Phone
(708) 389-9660
Building Blocks Learning Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Building Blocks Learning Academy receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents highlighting staff care, cleanliness, and child development, but serious concerns raised by others about safety and quality of care. Parents who are satisfied report trusting the staff and seeing significant progress in their children.

caring and attentive staffclean facilitydetailed daily reports
Address
1100 W Wilson St, Batavia, IL
Phone
(630) 406-0005
A Solid Foundation
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

A Solid Foundation in Zion, Illinois receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with nearly all reviews giving 5-star ratings. Parents consistently praise the owner Jen and staff for their compassionate care, strong communication, educational curriculum, and willingness to accommodate special needs and non-traditional schedules.

Caring and attentive staffstrong teacher-child relationshipsexcellent communication with parents
Address
4527 Il Route 173, Ste 108, Zion, IL
Phone
(847) 366-2585
Kim'S Kids INC. #2
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6
Address
10th & Gaty Avenue, East St. Louis, IL
Phone
(618) 271-7786
New Age Children'S Preparator Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

New Age Children's Preparatory Academy has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the staff's personal attention and child safety. However, multiple recent reviews express serious concerns about a 5-month-old baby being injured at the facility, alleged lack of supervision, and claims that staff misrepresented or concealed details about the incident.

Staff greets children by namepersonalized attentionexperienced educators
Address
8938-40 South Cottage Grove Av, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 783-2431
Alma'S Child Day Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6
Address
2909 W 63rd St, Chicago, IL
Phone
(773) 778-1655
Care For Kids
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Care for Kids receives polarized reviews with strong praise from some parents about staff quality and affordability, but serious complaints from others regarding lack of patience with children, understaffing, hygiene concerns, and abrupt dismissals of enrolled children.

Staff caring and attentivechildren enjoy attendingaffordable pricing
Address
670 N Milwaukee Ave, Prospect Hts, IL
Phone
(847) 520-0370
Little Bear Academy INC.
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Little Bear Academy receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the clean facility, attentive staff, educational programs, transportation services, and family-like environment. Negative reviews cite staff unwilling to handle children's adjustment behaviors, alleged unprofessional conduct, and an active investigation at the facility.

clean facilityefficient enrollment processtransportation provided
Address
6610 Barrington Rd, Hanover Park, IL
Phone
(630) 213-2020
Bradley Learning Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.6

Bradley Learning Center receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents but serious concerns from others. Positive reviews highlight caring staff, family-like treatment, and long-term enrollment. Negative reviews document safety incidents, alleged theft, poor communication, and unprofessional administrative handling of sensitive situations.

caring and friendly stafftreats children like familyeducational programs
Address
1311 E Florida Ave, Urbana, IL
Phone
(217) 337-6900
Palatine Park Dist Preschool - Birchwood
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.5
Address
435 West Illinois Avenue, Palatine, IL
Phone
(847) 496-6239
Teen Baby Nursery
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.5
Address
2010 Dewey Avenue, Evanston, IL
Phone
(847) 864-6945
Kiddy Kamp Academy
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.5

Kiddy Kamp Academy has highly polarized reviews with significant quality concerns. While some parents praise the transportation, learning activities, and caring staff, multiple parents report serious issues including inadequate supervision, staff misconduct, poor organization, insufficient staffing ratios, and lack of communication.

Transportation servicelearning activitiesextended hours
Address
6106 State St, E Saint Louis, IL
Phone
(618) 397-9888
Carrousel Too Child Care Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.5
Address
2032 Lindell Blvd, Granite City, IL
Phone
(618) 876-4056
Schick'S Crossing Preschool
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.5
Address
300 Schick Rd, Bartlett, IL
Phone
(630) 483-1000
Sullivan Pre-School
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.4
Address
10 Hawthorne Lane, Sullivan, IL
Phone
(217) 728-7511
Treehouse Too
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.4

Treehouse Too receives mixed reviews with strong polarization between parents. Positive reviewers praise the real-time app updates, skilled teachers, and child development focus, while negative reviewers report serious concerns including staff unreliability, questionable illness policies, inadequate hygiene, understaffing, and allegations of inappropriate teacher behavior toward children.

Real-time app updates on child activities and photosskilled teachers who deve
Address
1207 Network Centre Dr, Ste 1, Effingham, IL
Phone
(217) 347-0414
My Little School
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.4

My Little School in Belleville receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with nearly all reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents praise the caring staff, educational activities, cleanliness, daily communication via app, and safe nurturing environment. One parent had concerns about contract terms and billing practices regarding notice periods.

Caring and attentive staffdaily app updates with photos and meal/nap informationclean and bright facility
Address
423 S Illinois St, Belleville, IL
Phone
(618) 222-2223
Kid'S Castle Learing Center
Child Daycare & Preschools
2.4

Kid's Castle Learning Center has highly polarized reviews. Most parents praise the caring staff, clean facility, and positive child experiences, with several families enrolled for multiple years. However, a small number of parents report serious concerns including neglect incidents, safety issues, and a disconnect between marketing and actual care quality.

Caring and family-like staffclean facilitychildren enjoy attending
Address
4445 E Maynor, Decatur, IL
Phone
(217) 330-6626

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Frequently asked questions

There are 2,690 child daycare & preschools 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.