Alpha Learning Center
8422 S DAMEN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60620Childery Rating: 3/5
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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.3 / 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.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license that's pending or provisional. 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
- 63
- 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 · 105 Findings
Most recent: Jan 30, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
21 Critical80 Important4 Administrative
Across 14 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (40), Building & Premises Safety (17), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (12). Of 105 total findings, 21 were critical.
See All 14 Inspection Visits
Jan 30, 202616 Findings2 Critical14 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)(d)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)(e)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(2)
Oct 2, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
Jul 18, 20231 Finding1 Critical
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
Oct 24, 20222 Findings2 Important
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(a)(i)(i)(i)
Apr 19, 20221 Finding1 Administrative
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
Jan 31, 20222 Findings1 Important1 Administrative
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Nov 22, 20212 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(c)
Nov 8, 20213 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(c)
Oct 26, 202015 Findings5 Critical9 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(5)(b)
Oct 18, 201915 Findings3 Critical12 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(m)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(d)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(n)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(e)
Aug 2, 201812 Findings2 Critical10 Important
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(c)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
Aug 2, 201614 Findings4 Critical9 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
Aug 25, 201514 Findings4 Critical10 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(g)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)
Jul 9, 20107 Findings7 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
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