Daycares in Kankakee, IL

All 25 licensed child care facilities in Kankakee, 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 →

25licensed daycares

4.3average safety rating

4%with a clean record

24with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ARSENEAU, LYNNE D745 S CHICAGO AVE	4.5★	None	8
2	LINNABARY, KAREN S2476 W 2000 S ROAD	4.5★	None	8
3	HARWELL, BEVERLY A620 S INDIANA AVE	4.5★	None	8
4	SUPRENANT, LINDA A1410 S 3RD AVE	4.5★	None	8
5	BROWN, VANESSA D278 S NELSON AVE	4.5★	None	8
6	RIVER VALLEY MIGRANT & SEASONAL HD START202 N SCHUYLER AVENUE	4.4★	1	100
7	PLAY PALZ101 DOWNTOWN270 N SCHUYLER AVE	4.4★	1	110
8	DART, TINA M1458 N SAMARA AVE	4.4★	1	8
9	SUMMERVILLE, VERA D518 N DEARBORN AVE	4.4★	4	8
10	VEAL, DIANA1005 S LINCOLN AVE	4.4★	4	8
11	SMITH, MIRANDA A1896 SUMMIT AVE	4.4★	1	8
12	PLAY PALZ 101201 N WALL	4.4★	None	129
13	GARDEN OF PRAYER EARLY EDUCATION CTR381 S 4TH AVE	4.4★	1	45
14	LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE CHILD CARE CENTER238 S GORDON AVE	4.4★	1	71
15	YWCA CHILD CARE CENTER1086 EAST COURT STREET	4.3★	None	163
16	MCCARTER, MARKEILA610 E MULBERRY ST	4.3★	2	8
17	NELSON, TOSHA B723 COBB BLVD	4.3★	3	8
18	WEEMS, BETTY J427 S LINCOLN AVE	4.3★	1	8
19	NELSON, CIERA A1936 E MARMION ST	4.3★	3	8
20	LASTING IMPRESSIONS DAY CARE5061 W ROUTE 17	4.3★	1	38
21	WILLIAMS, LEONDRA N217 S MAY AVE	4.3★	3	8
22	MARY'S LITTLE LAMB EARLY LEARNING CTR LL525 E FAIR ST	4.1★	9	52
23	BURNS, ELAINE1130 S POPLAR AVE	4.1★	7	6
24	LASTING IMPRESSIONS STATION1237 W STATION ST	4.1★	7	49
25	KANKAKEE YMCA CHILDCARE CENTER1025 N WASHINGTON AVE	3.9★	19	101

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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