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Licensed daycares in 61081Sterling, IL

There are 18 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 61081 — 5 licensed centers and 13 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 460 violations across 55 inspections in the past three years, an average of 8.36 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Sterling average of 8.36.

One provider has 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.

Compare all 18 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Gascoigne, Joan M

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 19398 Polo Rd · Last inspected Apr 7, 2015

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Sanders, Jessica L

Family day home · Capacity 7 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1801 20Th Ave · Last inspected Mar 25, 2026

1 violationActive
Woodlawn Preschool Academy Of The Arts

Center · Capacity 19 · Ages 3 yr – 6 yr · 3807 Woodlawn Rd · Last inspected Jul 25, 2025

1 violationActive
Julie's Montessori Pre-School

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 2 yr – 6 yr · 3400 6Th Avenue · Last inspected Apr 15, 2025

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Sterling - Wallace Center Head Start

Center · Capacity 105 · Ages 1 mo – 6 yr · 506 W 4Th St · Last inspected Feb 5, 2026

102 violationsActive
Koch, Sherry L

Family day home · Capacity 6 · Ages 0 mo – 12 yr · 1703 Long Ct · Last inspected Apr 7, 2026

53 violationsActive
Sterling Rock Falls Day Care

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1840 W Le Fevre Rd · Last inspected May 15, 2026

51 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