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Home daycares in Park Forest, IL

9 licensed programs · median published tuition $1,640 a month · 4 with Google ratings

A home daycare, also called family child care, is run by a licensed or registered provider in their own home. Groups are small and mixed-age, and hours are often more flexible than a center. States cap the number of children by the ages in care. Home addresses are private residences, so this directory shows the ZIP code only.

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Licensed home daycares in Park Forest

Home daycares are private residences, so the register entry is shown with the ZIP code only. Many are licensed under the provider's own name. A home daycare with a public business profile has its own page above.

Licensed nameZIPLicenceCapacityAgesRatingSubsidy
Berry, Jeanette
Day Care Home
604664314548infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Daniels, Gwendolyn J
Day Care Home
604663491618infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Kaiser, Ebony L
Day Care Home
604666484278infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Rheams, Cynthia a
Day Care Home
604661729318infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Shavers, Tajuana L
Day Care Home
604664928358infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Simpkins Primer, Brenda
Day Care Home
604665733228infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Stanberry, Loretta M
Day Care Home
604666088598infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Stevens Hogan, Michele a
Day Care Home
604664957368infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated
Washington, April M
Day Care Home
604664361038infant, toddler, preschool and school ageNot rated

Childcare in Park Forest: what to know

How many licensed child care programs are in Park Forest?

Park Forest has 13 licensed programs on the Illinois register: 4 daycare centers, 0 licensed preschools, 9 home daycares and 0 before and after school programs.

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. Every profile links to the state record. Licence data on this page was synced in September 2026.

What does daycare cost in Park Forest?

6 programs in the metro area publish full-time tuition on their website. The median starting price is $1,640 a month. Most programs share tuition only on a tour, so ask for the full fee schedule including registration and supply fees.

Why do home daycares show only a ZIP code?

A licensed home daycare is a private residence. The listing shows the licence, capacity and ZIP code. The provider gives the address to families directly.

When should I join a daycare waitlist in Park Forest?

Infant rooms fill first because the state allows the fewest babies per teacher. Ask each program how long its infant and toddler waitlists run and whether a deposit holds a place. Home daycares often have shorter waits than centers.

Help paying for care

Most states run a child care subsidy for working families under an income limit, funded by the federal Child Care and Development Fund.

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Source: Sunshine Provider Lookup export, Illinois DCFS. Last synced September 2026. Ratings and review counts are from Google.