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Licensed daycares in 62236Columbia, IL

There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 62236 — 6 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 108 violations across 17 inspections in the past three years, an average of 6.35 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Columbia average of 6.35.

2 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

Every record below comes from Illinois DCFS, Bureau of Child Care Licensing and links back to the state's own document.

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Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Carrot Patch Day Care Center Columbia

Center · Capacity 121 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 252 Veterans Pkwy · Last inspected Jan 21, 2021

0 violationsActive
St. Paul's Lutheran Preschool

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 227 Goodhaven St · Last inspected Jan 26, 2022

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Creative Kids, Inc.

Center · Capacity 59 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 410 N Metter Ave · Last inspected Feb 5, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

4 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Filipiak, Stacey A

Family day home · Capacity 12 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2722 Overview Dr · Last inspected Aug 26, 2025

45 violationsActive
Children First Learning Cntr - Columbia

Center · Capacity 117 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 100 Southwoods Ctr · Last inspected Sep 30, 2024

39 violationsActive
Hilltop Kid's Learning Center

Center · Capacity 137 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1 Christchurch Road · Last inspected Apr 10, 2026

18 violationsActive

A note on Illinois records

Illinois does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. Illinois does not publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from Illinois DCFS, Bureau of Child Care Licensing on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error