Daycares in Lake Forest, IL

All 10 licensed child care facilities in Lake Forest, 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 →

10licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

20%with a clean record

8with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	WINTER CLUB OF LAKE FOREST956 N SHERIDAN RD	4.5★	None	20
2	KINDERHAVEN400 HASTINGS RD	4.5★	None	20
3	LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL'S LITTLE SCOUTS300 S WAUKEGAN RD	4.5★	None	99
4	1ST PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL PROGRAM700 N SHERIDAN RD	4.5★	None	67
5	MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LAKE FOREST13700 W LAUREL DR	4.5★	None	30
6	GORTON CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER400 E ILLINOIS RD	4.4★	None	47
7	THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST28457 BALLARD DR STE A2	4.4★	7	114
8	LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL145 S GREEN BAY RD	4.3★	None	20
9	THE EPISCOPAL PRESCHOOL INC400 WESTMINSTER	4.3★	None	40
10	DEARHAVEN CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER1100 N WESTMORELAND RD	4.1★	5	159

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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