Daycares and preschools in Illinois
6,820 licensed programs in 758 cities · source: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Day Care Licensing
Chicago
1,671 licensed programs
View programs →Waukegan
184 licensed programs
View programs →Rockford
155 licensed programs
View programs →Springfield
113 licensed programs
View programs →Champaign
112 licensed programs
View programs →Aurora
77 licensed programs
View programs →Cicero
66 licensed programs
View programs →Quincy
65 licensed programs
View programs →Belleville
64 licensed programs
View programs →Zion
64 licensed programs
View programs →Joliet
58 licensed programs
View programs →Peoria
56 licensed programs
View programs →Calumet City
55 licensed programs
View programs →Berwyn
52 licensed programs
View programs →Decatur
52 licensed programs
View programs →Bolingbrook
49 licensed programs
View programs →Urbana
49 licensed programs
View programs →Bloomington
48 licensed programs
View programs →Dolton
45 licensed programs
View programs →Naperville
45 licensed programs
View programs →Plainfield
42 licensed programs
View programs →Round Lk Bch
42 licensed programs
View programs →Moline
40 licensed programs
View programs →E Saint Louis
37 licensed programs
View programs →Rock Island
36 licensed programs
View programs →Maywood
34 licensed programs
View programs →South Holland
32 licensed programs
View programs →Beach Park
30 licensed programs
View programs →Galesburg
29 licensed programs
View programs →Gurnee
29 licensed programs
View programs →Lansing
29 licensed programs
View programs →Oak Park
29 licensed programs
View programs →Danville
28 licensed programs
View programs →Chicago Hts
25 licensed programs
View programs →Monmouth
25 licensed programs
View programs →Mundelein
25 licensed programs
View programs →Skokie
25 licensed programs
View programs →Dekalb
24 licensed programs
View programs →Harvey
24 licensed programs
View programs →Matteson
24 licensed programs
View programs →Schaumburg
23 licensed programs
View programs →Elgin
22 licensed programs
View programs →Fairview Hts
22 licensed programs
View programs →Glenview
22 licensed programs
View programs →Kankakee
22 licensed programs
View programs →Normal
22 licensed programs
View programs →Oswego
22 licensed programs
View programs →Cahokia
21 licensed programs
View programs →Crystal Lake
21 licensed programs
View programs →Evanston
20 licensed programs
View programs →Grayslake
20 licensed programs
View programs →Huntley
20 licensed programs
View programs →Machesney Pk
20 licensed programs
View programs →Markham
20 licensed programs
View programs →Palatine
20 licensed programs
View programs →Effingham
19 licensed programs
View programs →Melrose Park
19 licensed programs
View programs →Belvidere
18 licensed programs
View programs →North Chicago
18 licensed programs
View programs →Addison
17 licensed programs
View programs →Bellwood
17 licensed programs
View programs →Cntry Clb Hls
17 licensed programs
View programs →East Moline
17 licensed programs
View programs →Rantoul
17 licensed programs
View programs →Richton Park
17 licensed programs
View programs →St. Charles
17 licensed programs
View programs →Arlington Hts
16 licensed programs
View programs →Buffalo Grove
16 licensed programs
View programs →Homewood
16 licensed programs
View programs →Oak Lawn
16 licensed programs
View programs →Riverdale
16 licensed programs
View programs →Algonquin
15 licensed programs
View programs →Freeport
15 licensed programs
View programs →Kewanee
15 licensed programs
View programs →Montgomery
15 licensed programs
View programs →Mt Prospect
15 licensed programs
View programs →Northbrook
15 licensed programs
View programs →Romeoville
15 licensed programs
View programs →Roscoe
15 licensed programs
View programs →Round Lake
15 licensed programs
View programs →Sterling
15 licensed programs
View programs →Charleston
14 licensed programs
View programs →Des Plaines
14 licensed programs
View programs →Dixon
14 licensed programs
View programs →Evergreen Pk
14 licensed programs
View programs →Granite City
14 licensed programs
View programs →Mchenry
14 licensed programs
View programs →O Fallon
14 licensed programs
View programs →Paris
14 licensed programs
View programs →Sycamore
14 licensed programs
View programs →Washington
14 licensed programs
View programs →Wheaton
14 licensed programs
View programs →Centralia
13 licensed programs
View programs →Harrisburg
13 licensed programs
View programs →Hazel Crest
13 licensed programs
View programs →Jacksonville
13 licensed programs
View programs →Lombard
13 licensed programs
View programs →Park Forest
13 licensed programs
View programs →Steger
13 licensed programs
View programs →Carbondale
12 licensed programs
View programs →Downers Grove
12 licensed programs
View programs →Highland
12 licensed programs
View programs →Hoffman Est
12 licensed programs
View programs →Mattoon
12 licensed programs
View programs →Park City
12 licensed programs
View programs →Pekin
12 licensed programs
View programs →Sauk Village
12 licensed programs
View programs →Streamwood
12 licensed programs
View programs →Swansea
12 licensed programs
View programs →West Chicago
12 licensed programs
View programs →Bourbonnais
11 licensed programs
View programs →Calumet Park
11 licensed programs
View programs →Carol Stream
11 licensed programs
View programs →Lincoln
11 licensed programs
View programs →Lk In The Hls
11 licensed programs
View programs →Lynwood
11 licensed programs
View programs →Marion
11 licensed programs
View programs →Morton
11 licensed programs
View programs →Mount Vernon
11 licensed programs
View programs →University Pk
11 licensed programs
View programs →Batavia
10 licensed programs
View programs →Burnham
10 licensed programs
View programs →Chatham
10 licensed programs
View programs →Deerfield
10 licensed programs
View programs →Geneseo
10 licensed programs
View programs →Glendale Hts
10 licensed programs
View programs →Hoopeston
10 licensed programs
View programs →Loves Park
10 licensed programs
View programs →Mahomet
10 licensed programs
View programs →Murphysboro
10 licensed programs
View programs →Oak Forest
10 licensed programs
View programs →Orland Park
10 licensed programs
View programs →Pittsfield
10 licensed programs
View programs →Vernon Hills
10 licensed programs
View programs →Woodridge
10 licensed programs
View programs →Alton
9 licensed programs
View programs →Auburn
9 licensed programs
View programs →Byron
9 licensed programs
View programs →Elmwood Park
9 licensed programs
View programs →Flossmoor
9 licensed programs
View programs →Forest Park
9 licensed programs
View programs →Frankfort
9 licensed programs
View programs →Glenwood
9 licensed programs
View programs →Libertyville
9 licensed programs
View programs →Macomb
9 licensed programs
View programs →Midlothian
9 licensed programs
View programs →Milan
9 licensed programs
View programs →New Lenox
9 licensed programs
View programs →Shiloh
9 licensed programs
View programs →Tinley Park
9 licensed programs
View programs →Vandalia
9 licensed programs
View programs →Villa Park
9 licensed programs
View programs →W Frankfort
9 licensed programs
View programs →Westchester
9 licensed programs
View programs →Woodstock
9 licensed programs
View programs →Yorkville
9 licensed programs
View programs →Canton
8 licensed programs
View programs →Carterville
8 licensed programs
View programs →Edwardsville
8 licensed programs
View programs →Elmhurst
8 licensed programs
View programs →Hanover Park
8 licensed programs
View programs →Herrin
8 licensed programs
View programs →Highland Park
8 licensed programs
View programs →La Grange
8 licensed programs
View programs →Lake Villa
8 licensed programs
View programs →Lisle
8 licensed programs
View programs →Niles
8 licensed programs
View programs →Park Ridge
8 licensed programs
View programs →Robinson
8 licensed programs
View programs →Rock Falls
8 licensed programs
View programs →Taylorville
8 licensed programs
View programs →Warrenville
8 licensed programs
View programs →Watseka
8 licensed programs
View programs →Wheeling
8 licensed programs
View programs →Altamont
7 licensed programs
View programs →Barrington
7 licensed programs
View programs →Bartlett
7 licensed programs
View programs →Blue Island
7 licensed programs
View programs →Carthage
7 licensed programs
View programs →Collinsville
7 licensed programs
View programs →East Peoria
7 licensed programs
View programs →Gibson City
7 licensed programs
View programs →Glen Ellyn
7 licensed programs
View programs →Heyworth
7 licensed programs
View programs →Hinsdale
7 licensed programs
View programs →Lake Forest
7 licensed programs
View programs →Lake Zurich
7 licensed programs
View programs →Lincolnshire
7 licensed programs
View programs →Mascoutah
7 licensed programs
View programs →Newton
7 licensed programs
View programs →Olney
7 licensed programs
View programs →Poplar Grove
7 licensed programs
View programs →Salem
7 licensed programs
View programs →Shorewood
7 licensed programs
View programs →South Beloit
7 licensed programs
View programs →Sullivan
7 licensed programs
View programs →Westmont
7 licensed programs
View programs →Abingdon
6 licensed programs
View programs →Burbank
6 licensed programs
View programs →Clinton
6 licensed programs
View programs →Columbia
6 licensed programs
View programs →Elk Grove Vlg
6 licensed programs
View programs →Franklin Park
6 licensed programs
View programs →Ingleside
6 licensed programs
View programs →La Salle
6 licensed programs
View programs →Lena
6 licensed programs
View programs →Lindenhurst
6 licensed programs
View programs →Litchfield
6 licensed programs
View programs →Metamora
6 licensed programs
View programs →Morrison
6 licensed programs
View programs →Mt Vernon
6 licensed programs
View programs →North Aurora
6 licensed programs
View programs →Palos Hills
6 licensed programs
View programs →Paxton
6 licensed programs
View programs →Peru
6 licensed programs
View programs →Plano
6 licensed programs
View programs →Pontiac
6 licensed programs
View programs →Round Lake Pk
6 licensed programs
View programs →Shelbyville
6 licensed programs
View programs →Silvis
6 licensed programs
View programs →South Elgin
6 licensed programs
View programs →Tuscola
6 licensed programs
View programs →Virden
6 licensed programs
View programs →Westville
6 licensed programs
View programs →Aledo
5 licensed programs
View programs →Antioch
5 licensed programs
View programs →Bethalto
5 licensed programs
View programs →Breese
5 licensed programs
View programs →Bridgeport
5 licensed programs
View programs →Brighton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Cahokia Hgts
5 licensed programs
View programs →Carlinville
5 licensed programs
View programs →Chillicothe
5 licensed programs
View programs →Crest Hill
5 licensed programs
View programs →Darien
5 licensed programs
View programs →Dwight
5 licensed programs
View programs →Fairfield
5 licensed programs
View programs →Geneva
5 licensed programs
View programs →Glen Carbon
5 licensed programs
View programs →Hamilton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Hillside
5 licensed programs
View programs →Jerseyville
5 licensed programs
View programs →Knoxville
5 licensed programs
View programs →Lawrenceville
5 licensed programs
View programs →Lemont
5 licensed programs
View programs →Lockport
5 licensed programs
View programs →Milford
5 licensed programs
View programs →Minooka
5 licensed programs
View programs →Monticello
5 licensed programs
View programs →Neoga
5 licensed programs
View programs →Northlake
5 licensed programs
View programs →Ottawa
5 licensed programs
View programs →Pana
5 licensed programs
View programs →Pecatonica
5 licensed programs
View programs →Petersburg
5 licensed programs
View programs →Port Byron
5 licensed programs
View programs →River Forest
5 licensed programs
View programs →River Grove
5 licensed programs
View programs →Rochelle
5 licensed programs
View programs →Rochester
5 licensed programs
View programs →Rockton
5 licensed programs
View programs →Roselle
5 licensed programs
View programs →Saint Charles
5 licensed programs
View programs →Schiller Park
5 licensed programs
View programs →Sugar Grove
5 licensed programs
View programs →Summit
5 licensed programs
View programs →Troy
5 licensed programs
View programs →Waterloo
5 licensed programs
View programs →Winnebago
5 licensed programs
View programs →Winthrop Hbr
5 licensed programs
View programs →Child care licensing in Illinois
Who licenses child care in Illinois?
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Day Care Licensing licenses and inspects child care centers, preschools and home daycares in Illinois. This directory uses the agency's public register: Sunshine Provider Lookup export, Illinois DCFS. It was last synced in September 2026.
Does Illinois publish inspection violations?
Illinois publishes inspection reports on its own site, program by program. Every profile here links to the state record so you can read them in full.