Daycares in Park Forest, IL

All 15 licensed child care facilities in Park 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 →

15licensed daycares

4.4average safety rating

20%with a clean record

12with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	WASHINGTON, APRIL M2 LAKEWOOD CT	4.5★	None	8
2	SHAVERS, TAJUANA L19 WILSON CT	4.5★	None	8
3	SIMPKINS PRIMER, BRENDA179 WESTWOOD DR	4.4★	2	8
4	STANBERRY, LORETTA M13 LEIMS RD	4.4★	None	7
5	KIDDS PALACE LEARNING ACADEMY LLC266 SOMONAUK ST	4.4★	None	95
6	BERRY, JEANETTE506 BLAIR ST	4.4★	None	8
7	RHEAMS, CYNTHIA A138 CHESTNUT ST	4.4★	2	8
8	HILL, BARBARA F487 TALALA ST	4.4★	34	8
9	FIRST YEARS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS94 S ORCHARD DR	4.3★	None	79
10	KAISER, EBONY L411 WINNEMAC ST	4.3★	None	8
11	PRAIRIE KIDS CLUB - ALGONQUIN170 ALGONQUIN ST	4.3★	None	80
12	PK'S CHRISTIAN LEARNING SITE 2 INC9 NORTH ST	4.3★	2	82
13	LEWIS, TATIONNIA269 RICH RD	4.3★	5	7
14	STEVENS HOGAN, MICHELE A248 S ORCHARD DR	4.2★	2	8
15	DANIELS, GWENDOLYN J113 HAY ST	4.2★	6	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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