1st Garden Childcare Center
107 S VILLA AVE, VILLA PARK, IL 60181Childery Rating: 5/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.5 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Illinois's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Illinois caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 73
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:5 15 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
12 Inspection Visits Since 2017 · 119 Findings
Most recent: May 14, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
27 Critical72 Important20 Administrative
Across 12 inspections since 2017, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (33), Children's Records & Files (20), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (18). Of 119 total findings, 27 were critical.
See All 12 Inspection Visits
May 14, 202513 Findings6 Critical6 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(f)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(i)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
May 24, 202411 Findings4 Critical5 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Apr 24, 202313 Findings6 Critical3 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
May 11, 202210 Findings3 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(2)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
May 6, 20216 Findings1 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(i)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
May 30, 20197 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(m)
Dec 13, 20188 Findings2 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
- Transportation407.280(a)
May 11, 201814 Findings4 Critical6 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(m)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Oct 13, 20176 Findings6 Important
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
Aug 24, 20178 Findings3 Important5 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Jul 28, 20175 Findings2 Important3 Administrative
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
- Organization and Administration407.70(o)
Jul 27, 201718 Findings17 Important1 Administrative
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(1)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(1)(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(1)(c)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(2)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
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