Daycares in Sterling, IL

All 18 licensed child care facilities in Sterling, 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 →

18licensed daycares

4.1average safety rating

0%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	GASCOIGNE, JOAN M19398 POLO RD	4.5★	None	8
2	JULIE'S MONTESSORI PRE-SCHOOL3400 6TH AVENUE	4.4★	2	40
3	WOODLAWN PRESCHOOL ACADEMY OF THE ARTS3807 WOODLAWN RD	4.4★	1	19
4	RUSSELL, COURTNEY N1003 W LE FEVRE RD	4.4★	4	8
5	THAYER, DAWN L1701 17TH AVE	4.4★	2	6
6	ADAMS, LORALEE A1103 W 7TH ST	4.4★	18	8
7	SANDERS, JESSICA L1801 20TH AVE	4.3★	1	7
8	KINNICUTT, DEBORAH J2210 FREEPORT RD	4.3★	4	8
9	GILKEY, OLIVIA M811 2ND AVE	4.3★	17	6
10	KOCH, SHERRY L1703 LONG CT	4.1★	34	6
11	STERLING - WALLACE CENTER HEAD START506 W 4TH ST	4.0★	86	105
12	STERLING ROCK FALLS DAY CARE1840 W LE FEVRE RD	4.0★	37	120
13	NEAR, KATHLEEN E913 W 5TH ST	3.9★	19	8
14	WINTERS, SHELLY510 E 26TH ST	3.9★	19	6
15	LAWSON, ROSE M612 14TH AVE	3.9★	25	8
16	OCONNELL, CHARLENE A702 E 9TH ST	3.8★	16	8
17	CGH HELPING HANDS DAYCARE1813 2ND AVE	3.8★	25	75
18	SCULLY, REBECCA R19711 HOOVER RD	3.8★	21	7

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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