Daycares in Columbia, IL

All 7 licensed child care facilities in Columbia, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

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

7licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

0%with a clean record

7with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL227 GOODHAVEN ST	4.5★	None	20
2	CARROT PATCH DAY CARE CENTER COLUMBIA252 VETERANS PKWY	4.5★	None	121
3	COLUMBIA KINDER COLLEGE114 W CHERRY ST	4.4★	2	105
4	FILIPIAK, STACEY A2722 OVERVIEW DR	4.4★	23	12
5	CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CNTR - COLUMBIA100 SOUTHWOODS CTR	4.4★	2	117
6	CREATIVE KIDS, INC.410 N METTER AVE	4.3★	2	59
7	HILLTOP KID'S LEARNING CENTER1 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD	4.3★	15	137

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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