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Bilingual Daycare in Illinois

Bilingual daycares in Illinois, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

bilingual daycares listed
108
towns
47
towns have their own bilingual daycare page
6
of all Illinois daycares
1%

Map of Illinois: each dot is a town with bilingual daycares, sized by how many are listed

Bilingual
What puts a daycare on this listIt describes a bilingual or language-immersion program.A daycare not on this list may still have staff who speak your language; ask.

Illinois

Largest towns for bilingual daycare in Illinois

Chicago42 bilingual daycaresCicero5 bilingual daycaresPeoria5 bilingual daycaresBerwyn3 bilingual daycaresNaperville3 bilingual daycaresWoodridge3 bilingual daycaresAlgonquin2 bilingual daycaresAurora2 bilingual daycaresEvanston2 bilingual daycaresMt Prospect2 bilingual daycaresSchaumburg2 bilingual daycaresWheeling2 bilingual daycares

Programs

Programs in Illinois

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares8,493
Take infants7,433
Child care centers2,842
Accept subsidy188
In-home daycares5,651
Christian & church daycares203
Montessori schools182
Preschools & pre-K8,381
Early morning daycare1,142
Part-time daycare356
Drop-in daycare35
After-school care8,304
Bilingual daycare108
Head Start390

The Illinois state record

Illinois Department of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Illinois.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
The ages on each license
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Illinois state records

Before you enroll

Choosing a bilingual daycare in Illinois

  1. 1

    Ask which languages

    Ask which languages are spoken in the room and how much of the day is in each.

  2. 2

    Ask who teaches

    Ask whether teachers speak the language fluently, and whether they stay with the group.

  3. 3

    Ask how children start

    Ask how the daycare helps a child who does not yet speak the second language.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open a listing for its state license and, where the state publishes it, the inspection record.

Illinois

Cost, inspections and ratios in Illinois

Daycare cost in IllinoisWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in IllinoisHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 47 Illinois towns with bilingual daycare, A to Z

A2 towns
B2 towns
C3 towns
E4 towns
F1 town
G1 town
H2 towns
I1 town
L4 towns
M3 towns
N3 towns
O3 towns
P5 towns
R2 towns
S4 towns
W7 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Wisconsin41 bilingual daycaresIowa13 bilingual daycaresIndiana11 bilingual daycaresMissouri11 bilingual daycaresKentucky10 bilingual daycares

Questions

Questions about bilingual daycare in Illinois

How many bilingual daycares are in Illinois?

108 bilingual daycares are listed in 47 Illinois towns. A daycare not on this list may still have staff who speak your language; ask.

Which Illinois town has the most bilingual daycares?

Chicago, with 42 listed. Next are Cicero (5) and Peoria (5).

Which languages do bilingual daycares teach?

It varies by daycare. Ask which languages are spoken in the room, how much of the day is in each and whether the teachers are native speakers.

Who licenses daycares in Illinois?

Illinois Department of Early Childhood licenses daycares in Illinois. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.