Some of the Best Daycares in Highland Park, IL

Of Highland Park's 15 daycares, 15 (100%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Illinois's statewide rate of 80%. Locally, providers average 4.0 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 5.0 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Illinois averages of 3.8 on Process and 4.6 on Structural.

The local market includes 9 centers, 1 group child care home, and 5 family child care homes, a lower home-based share than Illinois's average of 63%.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Highland Park. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Illinois methodology page for the full breakdown.