Daycares in North Chicago, IL

All 20 licensed child care facilities in North Chicago, 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 →

20licensed daycares

4.2average safety rating

20%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	WHEN I GROW UP INCORPORATED2030 GREENBAY ROAD	4.5★	None	57
2	HENLEY, VERONIS R1722 GROVE AVE	4.4★	2	12
3	CORBETT, SUSAN E1531 GLENN DR	4.4★	4	8
4	WILLIAMS, KIMBERLY A1917 WRIGHT AVE	4.4★	1	8
5	STRONG, ALJEANETT T2413 KENNEDY DR	4.4★	None	8
6	SUAREZ, CANDY R1811 SEYMOUR AVE	4.4★	1	8
7	MORRISON, SHARRON P1725 JACKSON ST	4.4★	2	8
8	MENDOZA, LUVIA3134 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR	4.4★	6	12
9	MASON, SHENA D2131 WALLACE AVE	4.3★	None	8
10	OROZCO, JULIETA2933 18TH PL	4.3★	None	12
11	SALAZAR, SARA E1906 16TH ST	4.3★	None	12
12	SANTANA, EXALTACIO1143 JACKSON ST	4.3★	None	12
13	YAMISHA'S LEARNING CENTER1114 AUDREY NIXON BLVD	4.3★	14	14
14	PAUL K. KENNEDY CHILD CARE CENTERVAMC BUILDING 135	4.3★	12	87
15	LINDSEY, MONIC E1531 VICTORIA AVE	4.2★	5	8
16	JOHNSON, VERONICA D816 11TH ST	4.2★	8	—
17	DE LA LUZ RIOS, MARIA1137 JACKSON ST	4.0★	13	12
18	STEP BY STEP DAY CARE INC.2525 SHERMAN AVE	3.9★	32	115
19	CLAYBORNE, KARLOS J2002 16TH ST	3.8★	35	8
20	WOODS, DOROTHY E1118 ADAMS ST	3.7★	44	8

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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