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Child care in Cook County, Illinois

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Cook County, synthesized from public records — 43.5% of Illinois's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Cook County has about 126,002 licensed seats for roughly 334,806 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 38% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

27 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (35) · Kiddie Academy (11) · Bright Horizons (10) · The Goddard School (9, PE) · Guidepost Montessori (6, PE)

By city

Chicago (2284) · Cicero (75) · Calumet City (69) · Berwyn (55) · Dolton (54) · Evanston (46) · Maywood (46) · South Holland (44) · Schaumburg (37) · Lansing (36) · Skokie (33) · Harvey (33)

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Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public Illinois child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.