Almost Home Child Care, Inc.
1520 NORTH MADISON, LITCHFIELD, IL 62056Childery 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
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 46
- 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
14 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 120 Findings
Most recent: Nov 21, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
6 Critical100 Important14 Administrative
Across 14 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (34), Building & Premises Safety (20), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (16). Of 120 total findings, 6 were critical.
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Nov 21, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
Jul 9, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Apr 17, 20245 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Feb 5, 20246 Findings1 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
Aug 15, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(1)
Oct 29, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
Sep 23, 20203 Findings3 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(m)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(i)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(j)
Nov 22, 201910 Findings2 Critical8 Important
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
Feb 13, 20181 Finding1 Important
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
Jan 12, 20172 Findings2 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
Jan 30, 201535 Findings33 Important2 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(c)(2)(a)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(c)(2)(b)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(c)(2)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Medications407.360(g)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(6)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(7)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(7)
Jan 23, 201424 Findings16 Important8 Administrative
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(14)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(e)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Medications407.360(c)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(7)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(4)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(5)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(6)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(7)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(8)
Jan 24, 201320 Findings1 Critical15 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(15)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(17)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(7)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(l)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(m)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Medications407.360(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(h)
- Organization and Administration407.70(j)
Nov 17, 20108 Findings8 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
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