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Child care in Lake County, Illinois

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Lake County, synthesized from public records — 7.6% of Illinois's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

Lake County has about 18,081 licensed seats for roughly 46,207 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 39% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

9 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (9) · The Goddard School (5, PE) · Kiddie Academy (3) · The Learning Experience (2, PE) · Bright Horizons (2)

By city

Waukegan (200) · Zion (68) · Round Lk Bch (48) · Beach Park (35) · Gurnee (34) · Grayslake (27) · Mundelein (25) · North Chicago (19) · Round Lake (17) · Park City (14) · Highland Park (13) · Buffalo Grove (11)

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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.