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Preschools & Pre-K in Springfield, IL

Preschool and pre-K programs in Springfield take children from about 3 until kindergarten. Full-time preschool-age care at a center costs a median of $175 a week in Sangamon County (2022).

preschools and pre-K programs in Springfield
126
daycare centers
33
in-home daycares
93
take infants
118
State license records

All preschools and pre-K programs in Springfield

Showing 1 to 30 of 126

Providers on paid plans are listed first, then those in a state pre-K program, then those that offer pre-K on their own website, then A to Z by name. We do not rank daycares.

  4. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Adriene M. Jones

    Springfield, IL 62703 · address shared with families

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  5. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Alexia R. Heaton

    Springfield, IL 62711 · address shared with families

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  6. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Allison J. Smith

    Springfield, IL 62704 · address shared with families

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  7. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Allison N. Cotterman

    Springfield, IL 62711 · address shared with families

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  8. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Amy J. Jackson

    Springfield, IL 62702 · address shared with families

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  9. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Angel Williams

    Springfield, IL 62703 · address shared with families

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  10. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Angela F. Hudson

    Springfield, IL 62704 · address shared with families

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  11. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Angela K. Mueller

    Springfield, IL 62707 · address shared with families

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  12. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    April D. Lindsey

    Springfield, IL 62702 · address shared with families

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  13. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Arrion A. Burton

    Springfield, IL 62703 · address shared with families

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  14. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Ashanti C. Poe

    Springfield, IL 62702 · address shared with families

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  15. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Becky S. Rokita

    Springfield, IL 62704 · address shared with families

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  16. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Bonita S. Silas

    Springfield, IL 62702 · address shared with families

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  17. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Britney N. Gilchrese

    Springfield, IL 62703 · address shared with families

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  18. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Brittnie S. Harris

    Springfield, IL 62703 · address shared with families

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  22. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Carolyn Brown

    Springfield, IL 62703 · address shared with families

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  23. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Charletta A. Ehrich

    Springfield, IL 62711 · address shared with families

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  24. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Christina A. Sanders

    Springfield, IL 62707 · address shared with families

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  25. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Christy L. Smith

    Springfield, IL 62712 · address shared with families

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  26. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Ciera Kirkham

    5.0· 9 reviews

    Springfield, IL 62704 · address shared with families

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  27. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Clester Faine

    Springfield, IL 62703 · address shared with families

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  28. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Cory L. Wellman

    Springfield, IL 62711 · address shared with families

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  29. Group home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Cynthia C. Miggins

    Springfield, IL 62702 · address shared with families

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  30. Home daycarePreschool & pre-K

    Danere M. Cunningham

    Springfield, IL 62702 · address shared with families

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How this list is made: Springfield daycares whose Illinois record serves preschool-age children, plus those that say they offer pre-K or whose name says preschool. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.

All 126 preschools and pre-K programs in Springfield, A to Z

Preschool and pre-K

What preschool costs in Springfield

Preschool-age care at a center in Sangamon County, per week (2022)
$175
The Sangamon County median for full-time care. At a home daycare it is $158 a week.

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Before you enroll

Choosing a preschool or pre-K in Springfield

  1. 1

    Ask about the day

    Ask how the day runs: free play, circle time, outdoor time and naps. Ask what children do to get ready for kindergarten.

  2. 2

    Half day or full day

    Many preschools run half days or school-year hours. If you work full time, ask about before- and after-care.

  3. 3

    Ask about cost

    Ask for the tuition, the registration fee and whether the state's pre-K or child care assistance can pay part of it.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

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

Nearby

Preschools & pre-K in nearby towns

Rochester5 · 7 miChatham10 · 8 miCantrall3 · 9 miRiverton4 · 10 miPawnee4 · 13 miPleasant Plns4 · 14 miAuburn9 · 14 miAthens4 · 14 miVirden6 · 20 mi

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Questions

Questions

How many preschools and pre-K programs are in Springfield?

126 preschools and pre-K programs are listed in Springfield. A daycare without this tag may still run a preschool room; ask.

What is the difference between preschool and pre-K?

Pre-K is the year before kindergarten, usually for 4-year-olds, and many states fund free or low-cost pre-K. Preschool is the wider term for programs for children of about 3 to 5. Many daycares run both, and this list has both.

Is there free preschool near me?

Head Start is free for children 3 to 5 from families who qualify, and many school districts run free pre-K classes. School-district pre-K is often not on child care license lists, so check with your school district too.

What age is pre-K?

Pre-K is usually for children who turn 4 by a cutoff date in late summer or early fall, the year before kindergarten. Each state sets its own cutoff.

What is the difference between preschool and daycare?

A preschool teaches children of about 3 to 5 before kindergarten, often for part of the day. A daycare looks after children while parents work, often all day, and many daycares run a preschool room. This list has both: places whose state record serves preschool-age children, that offer pre-K on their own website, or that are named a preschool.

Are these daycares licensed in Illinois?

Every listing here comes from the Illinois child care license records.