2,690 Child Daycare & Preschools in Illinois

One parent describes an extremely negative experience involving alleged abuse and inadequate staff accountability, while another simply labels the facility as rude. These complaints highlight severe concerns regarding child safety and staff conduct.

Little Farmers has received mixed reviews with significant safety and care concerns. While some parents praise communication, routine establishment, and progressive security measures, others report serious issues including alleged staff abuse, lack of communication, inadequate handling of children with disabilities, and inappropriate religious practices.

One parent highlights the center's friendly staff, low teacher-child ratio, and engaging activities, while other reviewers report severe discrimination against Hispanic families, with complaints about hidden fees and unfulfilled promises regarding enrollment. These conflicting accounts describe a facility that either excels in early childhood education or engages in exclusionary hiring and billing practices.

One parent reports a negative experience with a staff member who was described as rude and verbally aggressive, making the parent feel inadequate. The reviewer states that the teachers appear uncaring and intends to report the behavior.

One parent reports that their nephew was mistreated on two separate occasions, citing a lack of professionalism and inadequate care standards. The reviewer emphasizes that the facility should improve how they handle the children's well-being.

One parent reports a highly negative interaction with a staff member who was described as rude and yelling, causing feelings of shame and inadequacy. The reviewer explicitly states they will not recommend the center and intends to report the teacher's behavior.

Little Harvard Academy has highly polarized reviews with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars. Two parents praised the facility as a great place with caring staff, while five parents reported serious concerns about professionalism, staff conduct, facility conditions, and management.

Jennifer's Preschool & Childcare Inc. receives mixed reviews with significant concerns about cleanliness and hygiene practices. While some parents praise patient and caring teachers who support child development, multiple reviews report dirty facilities, visible stains, poor odors, and an unresolved lice infestation issue with inadequate parent communication.

One parent describes a tour of the facility as unpleasant, citing unsanitary conditions and unprofessional staff. Specific complaints include a messy kitchen and a disorganized infant room.

One parent describes AMITY DAY CARE CENTER as a terrible place with horrible teachers, alleging that staff intentionally call protective services to have children removed to avoid managing over-hyperactive behavior.

Community Mennonite Early Learning Center in Markham has mixed reviews with an average rating of 2.3/5. While some parents praise the nice staff, most reviews are negative, citing concerns about staff professionalism, attitudes, lack of educational focus, and negative child experiences.

STACY JOS DAYCARE receives mixed reviews with significant safety and professionalism concerns. While some parents report their children enjoy attending and praise the staff, multiple parents cite serious issues including inadequate supervision, poor security protocols, cleanliness problems, and behavioral concerns in their children.

Peace Infants & Toddler Center receives highly polarized reviews. Two parents praise the nurturing, educational environment and caring staff. However, five parents report serious concerns about the owner's unprofessional and controlling management style, including withholding medical records and food from infants, micromanaging families, and dismissing parental concerns.

The Learning Nook receives highly polarized reviews with five 5-star ratings praising staff friendliness, inclusivity, and caring environment, but four low ratings (1-2 stars) citing serious safety concerns, staff unprofessionalism, high turnover, and inappropriate handling of incidents. Parents are divided on whether this center provides quality care.

One parent reports that while initial care was positive, the center allowed staff to file an unfounded DCFS report against them without prior communication, leading to a loss of trust. The reviewer cites this reckless action and perceived discrimination as the primary reasons for withdrawing their child from enrollment.

Small Fry Day & Kindergarten Inc. receives highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the teachers and children's happiness, while negative reviews report serious concerns including alleged mistreatment of children, unprofessional staff behavior, poor facility conditions, and unresponsive management.

The Children's Place Learning Center receives overwhelmingly negative reviews, with parents reporting inadequate supervision, staff unprofessionalism, and poor injury documentation and communication. One parent praised the facility as clean and bright with nice staff, but this is vastly outweighed by multiple accounts of safety concerns and management issues. Several parents have filed complaints with DCFS and do not recommend the center.

One parent reports the owner is unprofessional and disorganized, citing confusing charges for photos and a lack of basic business standards. Another account alleges severe abuse, including yelling, hitting, and inappropriate touching by staff, while a third describes unsanitary conditions and a lack of communication regarding a child's health and diet.

One parent highlights the staff as sweet and helpful, while other parents report serious issues including allowing children to watch videos on cell phones and sending healthy children home under false pretenses of illness. Additional complaints allege racial discrimination and significant financial and employment disruption due to these practices.

One parent reports that their child frequently returns home ill, alleging the center fails to send sick children home or remove those exhibiting violent behavior toward staff and peers. The reviewer expresses strong dissatisfaction with leadership, stating that management does not prioritize the safety of employees or children and explicitly advises against using the facility.

One parent reports that the center successfully fosters independence, social skills, and early academic milestones through dedicated staff and close parent communication. However, other reviewers allege severe safety failures, including unmonitored children, serious physical injuries left untreated, and viral reports of child harm.

One parent highlights the center's success in fostering independence and academic skills like writing, while two other reviews allege severe safety failures, including unaddressed physical injuries and viral reports of child harm.

A few parents report significant concerns regarding unprofessional leadership, poor communication, and staff neglect, including excessive phone use and dishonesty. While one reviewer highlights a positive experience with a specific teacher, others describe the service as horrible and advise against enrollment.

One parent highlights the center's success in fostering independence and academic milestones through dedicated staff, while other reviews allege serious safety failures, including unaddressed injuries and viral reports of child harm.

One parent highlights the center's success in fostering independence and academic milestones through dedicated staff, while other reviews allege severe neglect and physical injury to children. These conflicting accounts describe a facility praised for educational outcomes by one family but condemned for safety failures by others.

Recent reviews allege severe physical abuse, including pinching and hitting, by a staff member named Miss Deja, resulting in documented bruises on a child. Parents report that the administration attempted to conceal the incident and that the facility is currently under investigation by DCFS and the Chicago Police Department for these actions.

Reviewers allege that management prioritizes protecting staff over child safety, citing instances where employees remained on-site despite serious allegations and arrests. Parents report being misled about incidents and accused of lying when raising concerns, with one noting a lack of adequate supervision.

Kid's Castle Learning Center has overwhelmingly negative reviews citing serious safety and care concerns. One positive review praised the infant room staff, but nine 1-star reviews documented incidents including staff physically handling children inappropriately, inadequate supervision, numerous DCFS violations, high staff turnover, poor infant care practices, unprofessional management, and unsanitary conditions.

Feedback for KREATIVE KIDZ ACADEMY IV is sharply divided, with one parent praising the new director while others describe severe issues including unprofessional management, lack of communication, and poor care standards. Critics report specific incidents of neglect, such as failing to clean a child after an accident, frequent staff turnover, and an environment focused on profit rather than child welfare.

One parent reports a serious allegation of physical abuse against a staff member involving an autistic child, citing a lump on the head and unresponsive staff, while another former student recalls a terrible experience from 21 years ago and a third expresses unease about the facility. A single positive review describes the center as professional, caring, and safe. The few reviews so far present a starkly divided view ranging from extreme safety concerns to brief satisfaction.