
Browse 59 before or after school daycare across Illinois. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
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.
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.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 2,690 |
| Headstart Programs | 192 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 128 |
| Before or After School | 59 |
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Lake Shore Schools Rogers Park receives consistently excellent reviews from parents who praise the warm, caring, and professional staff. Parents highlight the nurturing atmosphere, engaging educational activities, and strong communication with families. Children are reported to be happy and excited to attend daily.
Kidwatch Plus receives exclusively positive reviews from parents who praise the caring, professional staff and nurturing environment. Parents highlight the school-like structure with age-grouped classrooms, clean facilities, strong academic preparation, and sense of community as key strengths. Multiple families report their children thrived during multi-year enrollments and transitioned smoothly to kindergarten.
Primrose School of St Charles West receives exclusively positive feedback from parents who praise the caring, communicative staff and strong developmental outcomes for their children. Parents consistently highlight the owner's personal involvement, family-like atmosphere, and comprehensive curriculum that balances academics with character development. Children are reported to be happy, engaged, and show measurable progress in communication, confidence, and learning.
The Gardner School of Oakbrook Terrace receives consistently high praise from parents, with all reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents highlight the warm, caring staff, strong education-focused curriculum, child development outcomes, and excellent communication through their app. Children are reported to be happy, confident, and eager to attend.
Step by Step Brighton Latchkey is highly praised by most parents for its caring staff, safe environment, and quality before/after school care. Children enjoy attending and parents report feeling secure leaving their kids in the program's care. One parent expressed dissatisfaction regarding support for single parents.
Something to Build Upon is a highly-rated before and after school program with consistently positive feedback from parents. The program offers homework help, enrichment activities, field trips, and summer camps with engaging instruction. One parent reported poor communication and unresponsiveness when trying to enroll in early care services.
MFS-Jefferson Preschool Expansion receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with parents praising the caring and phenomenal staff, student growth, and supportive services including IEP programs. One parent expressed frustration with staff inattention to a child's costume during a school parade and concerns about the child being outside inadequately dressed.
Champions Early Learning Center at Woodland receives mixed reviews with strong praise from satisfied parents who appreciate the welcoming staff, child development, and daily photo updates, but serious concerns from others regarding limited parent communication, restricted classroom access, poor facility maintenance, and unprofessional director interactions.
Step by Step Child Care Center receives mixed reviews. Several parents praise the staff, facility, and long-term experiences with their children, while others report concerns about staff professionalism, organization, and responsiveness to parental concerns.
Step by Step Child Care Center receives mixed reviews. Most parents praise the staff, care quality, and long-term satisfaction with their children's experience. However, some parents report concerns about staff professionalism, organization, and responsiveness to child-related concerns.
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