New Childcare Businesses in Chicago

53 new childcare businesses were licensed in Chicago in the past year. Sourced from City of Chicago license records, updated daily.

Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

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New this week
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Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Past year

In the past year, 53 new childcare businesses were licensed in Chicago — 3 in the last 30 days, below the past year’s average pace. Recent licenses cluster in Auburn Gresham, West Town, and Chicago Lawn.

Most recent license on file: September 2, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

How to read this data

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued. Every count on this page comes from that same daily City of Chicago license feed.

Recently licensed

Where childcare businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 101 newest childcare licenses, issued since July 16, 2024.

New childcare businesses by neighborhood

Every Chicago neighborhood with a dedicated page for new childcare businesses. Numbers show businesses first licensed in the past year.

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Common questions

How many new childcare businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 101 childcare businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 53 in the past year and 3 in the last 30 days. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

Where are new childcare businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 101 most recently licensed childcare businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Auburn Gresham, West Town, Chicago Lawn, Austin, and Greater Grand Crossing.

What share of new Chicago businesses are childcare?

Childcare businesses made up about 1.3% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (53 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" childcare business?

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

How often is this data updated?

BizPulse re-ingests the City of Chicago business-license feed every day. A newly issued license is typically searchable here within a week of being licensed.