Daycares in Elmhurst, IL

All 17 licensed child care facilities in Elmhurst, 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 →

17licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

6%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	KIDZ DROP IN602 N MICHIGAN ST	4.5★	None	85
2	FIA MIA ACADEMY212 W LAKE ST	4.4★	2	97
3	ELMHURST MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL367 S SPRING RD	4.4★	1	61
4	BARAZ, MAZNA331 NORTH SHADY LANE	4.3★	None	8
5	ELMHURST PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF EARLY LRN119 W VALLETTE ST	4.3★	5	48
6	WILSON MONTESSORI ACADEMY136 W VALLETTE ST STE 8	4.3★	2	66
7	MADANI, AMATUL A595 MICHIGAN ST	4.3★	1	8
8	KENSINGTON SCHOOL OF ELMHURST425 S SPRING RD	4.3★	5	179
9	BETHEL LEARNING CENTER315 EAST ST. CHARLES RD.	4.3★	3	70
10	LADYBUG & FRIENDS DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL623 W NORTH AVE	4.2★	7	68
11	KIDDIE ACADEMY OF ELMHURST385 N YORK ST	4.1★	6	70
12	EVOY, NANCY M172 S BERKLEY AVE	3.9★	19	8
13	LA PETITE ACADEMY600 N MICHIGAN ST	3.9★	31	91
14	BUTTONS & BOWS COOP NURS I314 W VALLETTE ST	3.8★	24	36
15	TREE TOWN COOPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL INC235 SOUTH KENILWORTH AVENUE	3.8★	27	55
16	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 301729556 W NORTH AVE	3.8★	42	161
17	ELMHURST PREMIER CHILDCARE CENTER178 N YORK ST # 182	3.6★	113	76

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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