2,690 Child Daycare & Preschools in Illinois

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.

Children First Learning Academy has received overwhelmingly negative reviews, with parents citing unprofessional staff behavior, inadequate child supervision, and poor communication. One positive review mentions caring treatment, but this is vastly outweighed by complaints about neglect, lack of educational instruction, and operational issues.

Milestones Early Learning Center has highly polarized reviews. Recent positive reviews (all 5-star) praise caring staff, child development, and safe environment, with several parents attributing negative older reviews to a viral TikTok video from 4 years ago and noting current management has improved. However, older reviews cite serious concerns including administrative dysfunction, billing issues, suspected abuse/bruising incidents, unprofessional director behavior, and poor

BLOCKS Infant Toddler Child Care Center has experienced significant operational and management issues according to parent reviews. While some parents praise individual staff members and caretakers, the facility is heavily criticized for unethical billing practices, poor management responsiveness, unprofessional conduct during tours, and lack of follow-up communication with prospective parents.

Raggedy Anne Learning Center has received polarized reviews. Multiple parents praise the caring staff, individualized attention, educational approach, and child development outcomes. However, several recent reviews allege discriminatory behavior toward children of color and their families, with concerns about cultural insensitivity.

All reviews are 1-star ratings citing a critical incident where a 1-year-old child was left locked inside the daycare in the dark after the facility closed early. Parents report severe safety and supervision failures, including lack of proper attendance tracking, failure to notify parents of early closure, and staff mistaking the child for a doll. Multiple reviewers question why the facility remains open and call for it to be shut down by authorities.

All reviews are 1-star ratings citing a critical incident where a 1-year-old child was left alone in a locked, dark daycare after closing time. Parents express serious concerns about staff negligence, inadequate child accounting procedures, and lack of proper parent pickup protocols. Multiple reviewers question why the facility remains operational.

Rogy's Learning Place-Candletree in Peoria receives consistently high praise from parents, with all reviews rating the center 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the caring, experienced staff, clean facilities, and strong child development focus, with many families maintaining enrollment for 6-7+ years.