Daycares in Illinois

8,537 licensed child care facilities across Illinois, each scored on one nationwide scale from the state's own licensing and inspection records — not ads. Pick a city to see its daycares ranked.

Typical cost in Illinois: about $1,303/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Illinois →

8,537licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

10%with a clean record

0with high-risk findings

#	City	Licensed daycares	Avg rating
1	Daycares in Chicago, IL	2,351	4.3★
2	Daycares in Waukegan, IL	201	4.3★
3	Daycares in Rockford, IL	188	4.3★
4	Daycares in Champaign, IL	129	4.2★
5	Daycares in Springfield, IL	128	4.4★
6	Daycares in Aurora, IL	91	4.3★
7	Daycares in Naperville, IL	77	4.2★
8	Daycares in Cicero, IL	77	4.2★
9	Daycares in Belleville, IL	77	4.2★
10	Daycares in Calumet City, IL	73	4.3★
11	Daycares in Quincy, IL	70	4.2★
12	Daycares in Peoria, IL	68	4.2★
13	Daycares in Bolingbrook, IL	68	4.2★
14	Daycares in Zion, IL	67	4.3★
15	Daycares in Joliet, IL	65	4.3★
16	Daycares in Decatur, IL	63	4.2★
17	Daycares in Berwyn, IL	61	4.2★
18	Daycares in Urbana, IL	57	4.2★
19	Daycares in Bloomington, IL	55	4.1★
20	Daycares in Dolton, IL	54	4.3★
21	Daycares in Maywood, IL	48	4.3★
22	Daycares in Round Lk Bch, IL	48	4.3★
23	Daycares in Evanston, IL	47	4.3★
24	Daycares in Moline, IL	45	4.3★
25	Daycares in Rock Island, IL	44	4.2★
26	Daycares in South Holland, IL	44	4.3★
27	Daycares in Plainfield, IL	44	4.3★
28	Daycares in E Saint Louis, IL	43	4.2★
29	Daycares in Schaumburg, IL	38	4.2★
30	Daycares in Danville, IL	36	4.3★
31	Daycares in Lansing, IL	35	4.3★
32	Daycares in Oak Park, IL	34	4.2★
33	Daycares in Gurnee, IL	34	4.3★
34	Daycares in Beach Park, IL	34	4.3★
35	Daycares in Skokie, IL	33	4.2★
36	Daycares in Harvey, IL	33	4.3★
37	Daycares in Matteson, IL	29	4.3★
38	Daycares in Elgin, IL	29	4.2★
39	Daycares in Galesburg, IL	29	4.3★
40	Daycares in Normal, IL	27	4.1★
41	Daycares in Oswego, IL	27	4.4★
42	Daycares in Grayslake, IL	26	4.3★
43	Daycares in Mundelein, IL	26	4.2★
44	Daycares in Cahokia, IL	26	4.3★
45	Daycares in Kankakee, IL	25	4.3★
46	Daycares in Dekalb, IL	25	4.1★
47	Daycares in Cntry Clb Hls, IL	25	4.2★
48	Daycares in Monmouth, IL	25	4.3★
49	Daycares in Markham, IL	25	4.3★
50	Daycares in Riverdale, IL	25	4.2★
51	Daycares in Chicago Hts, IL	25	4.3★
52	Daycares in Lombard, IL	24	4.2★
53	Daycares in Glenview, IL	24	4.2★
54	Daycares in Fairview Hts, IL	24	4.2★
55	Daycares in Crystal Lake, IL	23	4.1★
56	Daycares in Hazel Crest, IL	23	4.3★
57	Daycares in Machesney Pk, IL	23	4.1★
58	Daycares in Palatine, IL	22	4.3★
59	Daycares in Homewood, IL	22	4.2★
60	Daycares in Richton Park, IL	22	4.3★
61	Daycares in Huntley, IL	22	4.2★
62	Daycares in Northbrook, IL	21	4.1★
63	Daycares in Oak Lawn, IL	21	4.3★
64	Daycares in Rantoul, IL	21	4.1★
65	Daycares in Bellwood, IL	21	4.3★
66	Daycares in Melrose Park, IL	21	4.3★
67	Daycares in Belvidere, IL	21	4.1★
68	Daycares in Effingham, IL	20	4.1★
69	Daycares in Freeport, IL	20	4.2★
70	Daycares in Des Plaines, IL	20	4.2★
71	Daycares in North Chicago, IL	20	4.2★
72	Daycares in Addison, IL	20	4.1★
73	Daycares in East Moline, IL	18	4.2★
74	Daycares in Sterling, IL	18	4.1★
75	Daycares in Buffalo Grove, IL	18	4.1★
76	Daycares in Carol Stream, IL	18	4.1★
77	Daycares in Lynwood, IL	18	4.4★
78	Daycares in Evergreen Pk, IL	18	4.2★
79	Daycares in Elmhurst, IL	17	4.1★
80	Daycares in Wheaton, IL	17	4.1★
81	Daycares in Glen Ellyn, IL	17	4.2★
82	Daycares in Granite City, IL	17	4.1★
83	Daycares in Algonquin, IL	17	4.1★
84	Daycares in Round Lake, IL	17	4.3★
85	Daycares in Mt Prospect, IL	17	4.4★
86	Daycares in Roscoe, IL	17	4.3★
87	Daycares in Romeoville, IL	17	4.3★
88	Daycares in Mchenry, IL	16	4.2★
89	Daycares in Sycamore, IL	16	4.0★
90	Daycares in Jacksonville, IL	16	4.3★
91	Daycares in Arlington Hts, IL	16	4.3★
92	Daycares in Downers Grove, IL	16	4.1★
93	Daycares in O Fallon, IL	16	4.1★
94	Daycares in Sauk Village, IL	16	4.3★
95	Daycares in Dixon, IL	15	4.2★
96	Daycares in Charleston, IL	15	4.2★
97	Daycares in Washington, IL	15	4.3★
98	Daycares in Hoffman Est, IL	15	4.3★
99	Daycares in Kewanee, IL	15	4.3★
100	Daycares in Paris, IL	15	4.3★
101	Daycares in St Charles, IL	15	4.2★
102	Daycares in Park Forest, IL	15	4.4★
103	Daycares in Calumet Park, IL	15	4.3★
104	Daycares in Montgomery, IL	15	4.3★
105	Daycares in Villa Park, IL	14	4.1★
106	Daycares in Loves Park, IL	14	4.2★
107	Daycares in Highland Park, IL	14	4.3★
108	Daycares in West Chicago, IL	14	4.2★
109	Daycares in Bourbonnais, IL	14	4.3★
110	Daycares in Hanover Park, IL	14	4.3★
111	Daycares in Harrisburg, IL	14	4.3★
112	Daycares in Park City, IL	14	4.3★
113	Daycares in Byron, IL	14	4.3★
114	Daycares in Centralia, IL	13	4.2★
115	Daycares in Deerfield, IL	13	4.4★
116	Daycares in Wheeling, IL	13	4.2★
117	Daycares in Pekin, IL	13	4.0★
118	Daycares in Batavia, IL	13	4.3★
119	Daycares in Streamwood, IL	13	4.3★
120	Daycares in Tinley Park, IL	13	4.2★
121	Daycares in Steger, IL	13	4.3★
122	Daycares in Mattoon, IL	13	4.2★
123	Daycares in Lk In The Hls, IL	13	4.0★
124	Daycares in Swansea, IL	13	4.2★
125	Daycares in Warrenville, IL	12	4.3★
126	Daycares in Carbondale, IL	12	4.0★
127	Daycares in Woodstock, IL	12	4.2★
128	Daycares in Flossmoor, IL	12	4.3★
129	Daycares in Mount Vernon, IL	12	4.0★
130	Daycares in Marion, IL	12	4.0★
131	Daycares in Glendale Hts, IL	12	4.0★
132	Daycares in Vernon Hills, IL	12	4.3★
133	Daycares in Hoopeston, IL	12	4.3★
134	Daycares in Lincoln, IL	12	4.2★
135	Daycares in Highland, IL	12	4.2★
136	Daycares in Morton, IL	12	4.3★
137	Daycares in Burnham, IL	12	4.2★
138	Daycares in Geneseo, IL	11	4.3★
139	Daycares in Bartlett, IL	11	4.2★
140	Daycares in Park Ridge, IL	11	4.1★
141	Daycares in Blue Island, IL	11	4.2★
142	Daycares in Lisle, IL	11	4.0★
143	Daycares in Westchester, IL	11	4.3★
144	Daycares in Rock Falls, IL	11	4.2★
145	Daycares in Olney, IL	11	4.1★
146	Daycares in University Pk, IL	11	4.4★
147	Daycares in Crest Hill, IL	11	4.2★
148	Daycares in Woodridge, IL	11	4.2★
149	Daycares in Taylorville, IL	10	4.3★
150	Daycares in Hinsdale, IL	10	4.1★
151	Daycares in Lake Forest, IL	10	4.4★
152	Daycares in Libertyville, IL	10	4.2★
153	Daycares in Oak Forest, IL	10	4.2★
154	Daycares in Orland Park, IL	10	4.3★
155	Daycares in Alton, IL	10	4.1★
156	Daycares in Macomb, IL	10	4.3★
157	Daycares in Auburn, IL	10	4.5★
158	Daycares in Altamont, IL	10	4.1★
159	Daycares in Forest Park, IL	10	4.2★
160	Daycares in Mahomet, IL	10	4.3★
161	Daycares in Murphysboro, IL	10	4.2★
162	Daycares in Pittsfield, IL	10	4.3★
163	Daycares in Herrin, IL	10	4.0★
164	Daycares in Carterville, IL	10	4.0★
165	Daycares in Watseka, IL	10	4.1★
166	Daycares in Westmont, IL	10	4.1★
167	Daycares in New Lenox, IL	10	4.3★
168	Daycares in Yorkville, IL	10	4.3★
169	Daycares in Glenwood, IL	10	4.3★
170	Daycares in Frankfort, IL	9	4.3★
171	Daycares in Canton, IL	9	4.1★
172	Daycares in La Grange, IL	9	4.3★
173	Daycares in Edwardsville, IL	9	4.1★
174	Daycares in Wilmette, IL	9	4.3★
175	Daycares in Vandalia, IL	9	4.3★
176	Daycares in Shorewood, IL	9	4.4★
177	Daycares in Robinson, IL	9	4.2★
178	Daycares in Newton, IL	9	4.2★
179	Daycares in Midlothian, IL	9	4.3★
180	Daycares in Chatham, IL	9	4.4★
181	Daycares in W Frankfort, IL	9	4.3★
182	Daycares in Lindenhurst, IL	9	4.4★
183	Daycares in Milan, IL	9	4.3★
184	Daycares in Lake Villa, IL	9	4.2★
185	Daycares in Shiloh, IL	9	4.0★
186	Daycares in Peru, IL	8	4.2★
187	Daycares in Collinsville, IL	8	4.3★
188	Daycares in Lockport, IL	8	4.2★
189	Daycares in Lake Zurich, IL	8	4.2★
190	Daycares in Barrington, IL	8	4.4★
191	Daycares in Tuscola, IL	8	4.2★
192	Daycares in Elk Grove Vlg, IL	8	4.2★
193	Daycares in Morton Grove, IL	8	4.4★
194	Daycares in Niles, IL	8	4.2★
195	Daycares in Salem, IL	8	4.3★
196	Daycares in Litchfield, IL	8	4.4★
197	Daycares in Gibson City, IL	8	4.2★
198	Daycares in Elmwood Park, IL	8	4.2★
199	Daycares in Bloomingdale, IL	8	4.3★
200	Daycares in Troy, IL	8	4.2★
201	Daycares in Broadview, IL	8	4.3★
202	Daycares in Hillside, IL	8	4.4★
203	Daycares in Carthage, IL	8	4.2★
204	Daycares in South Beloit, IL	8	4.3★
205	Daycares in Mascoutah, IL	8	4.2★
206	Daycares in Morrison, IL	7	4.0★
207	Daycares in Lemont, IL	7	4.2★
208	Daycares in East Peoria, IL	7	4.1★
209	Daycares in Jerseyville, IL	7	4.2★
210	Daycares in Lincolnshire, IL	7	4.2★
211	Daycares in Ottawa, IL	7	4.3★
212	Daycares in Sullivan, IL	7	4.1★
213	Daycares in River Forest, IL	7	4.3★
214	Daycares in Columbia, IL	7	4.4★
215	Daycares in Franklin Park, IL	7	4.3★
216	Daycares in Glen Carbon, IL	7	4.1★
217	Daycares in Crete, IL	7	4.3★
218	Daycares in Petersburg, IL	7	4.3★
219	Daycares in Clinton, IL	7	4.0★
220	Daycares in Geneva, IL	7	4.3★
221	Daycares in Heyworth, IL	7	4.0★
222	Daycares in Roselle, IL	7	4.1★
223	Daycares in Lena, IL	7	4.3★
224	Daycares in South Elgin, IL	7	4.1★
225	Daycares in Summit, IL	7	4.3★
226	Daycares in Channahon, IL	7	4.3★
227	Daycares in North Aurora, IL	7	4.2★
228	Daycares in Round Lake Pk, IL	7	4.2★
229	Daycares in Poplar Grove, IL	7	4.0★
230	Daycares in Saint Charles, IL	6	4.0★
231	Daycares in Cary, IL	6	3.9★
232	Daycares in Glencoe, IL	6	4.3★
233	Daycares in Paxton, IL	6	4.2★
234	Daycares in Shelbyville, IL	6	4.4★
235	Daycares in Galena, IL	6	4.4★
236	Daycares in Pecatonica, IL	6	4.2★
237	Daycares in Virden, IL	6	4.3★
238	Daycares in Palos Hills, IL	6	4.3★
239	Daycares in Minooka, IL	6	4.1★
240	Daycares in Silvis, IL	6	4.2★
241	Daycares in Plano, IL	6	4.2★
242	Daycares in Carlinville, IL	6	4.4★
243	Daycares in Havana, IL	6	4.2★
244	Daycares in Pontiac, IL	6	4.0★
245	Daycares in Metamora, IL	6	4.0★
246	Daycares in Fisher, IL	6	4.3★
247	Daycares in Bridgeport, IL	6	4.3★
248	Daycares in Hamilton, IL	6	4.2★
249	Daycares in Ingleside, IL	6	4.2★
250	Daycares in La Salle, IL	6	4.2★

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