Daycares in Crystal Lake, IL

All 23 licensed child care facilities in Crystal Lake, 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 →

23licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

4%with a clean record

22with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	NOLTE, PAMELA C720 DARLINGTON LN	4.4★	None	8
2	PIZARRO, DANA L1404 GARDINA VIS	4.3★	None	8
3	FRANCE, LAUREN M103 BERKSHIRE DR	4.3★	2	6
4	CAMASTA, LISA A1452 CANDLEWOOD DR	4.3★	1	12
5	MCHENRY CTY COLLEGE CHILDRENS LRNG CTR8900 US HIGHWAY 14 BLDG C	4.3★	1	55
6	MY FATHER'S WORLD PRESCHOOL932 S MCHENRY AVE	4.2★	2	50
7	GESICKI, DIANE L1259 ROSEWOOD LN	4.2★	5	8
8	THUNDERBIRD PRESCHOOL625 RUDAT CT	4.2★	4	60
9	BARLINA HOUSE PRESCHOOL705 BARLINA RD	4.2★	9	49
10	PIELER, ASTA K710 WINDSOR DR	4.2★	6	8
11	MAREK, EWA J1258 ROSEWOOD LN	4.1★	7	7
12	PURPLE MOOSE ENRICHMENT PRESCHOOL485 W WOODSTOCK ST	4.1★	7	93
13	SAGE YMCA - CRYSTAL LAKE701 MANOR RD	4.1★	6	60
14	OSTERBERG, RHONDA K1450 TRAILWOOD DR	4.0★	11	12
15	CRYSTAL LAKE HEAD START76 W CRYSTAL LAKE AVE	4.0★	10	105
16	FRIENDSHIP HOUSE INC100 S MAIN ST STE 400	4.0★	13	142
17	LA PETITE ACADEMY CRYSTAL LAKE190 N IL ROUTE 31	4.0★	17	141
18	KIDDIE ACADEMY CHILD CARE LEARNING CTR720 COG CIR	3.9★	24	144
19	KIDS R KIDS LEARNING ACADEMY CRYSTAL LK475 ALEXANDRA BLVD	3.8★	29	246
20	FIRST CHURCH PRESCHOOL236 W CRYSTAL LAKE AVE	3.7★	35	58
21	KINDERCARE LEARNING CTR 30083514 BERKSHIRE DR	3.7★	52	88
22	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS 301778645 DAKOTA ST	3.7★	78	181
23	THE LEARNING HILLS OF CRYSTAL LAKE290 MEMORIAL CT	3.6★	63	100

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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