Beginning Steps Child Development Center
100 N WALNUT ST, ROCHESTER, IL 62563Childery Rating: 4/5
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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.4 / 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.3 / 5
- 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 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects an ExceleRate Illinois rating of Silver. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- ExceleRate Illinois Silver (2 out of Max 4) Learn more →
- 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
- 156
- 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
13 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 96 Findings
Most recent: Jun 2, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
19 Critical74 Important3 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (29), Children's Records & Files (15), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (12). Of 96 total findings, 19 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
Jun 2, 202535 Findings6 Critical27 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Licensing standards for child care facilitiesCCASEC 7(A)
- Personnel Records407.120
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Substitutes407.170
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Transportation407.280
- Animals407.300
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
May 2, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 31, 202325 Findings4 Critical21 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(e)(2)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Transportation407.280(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Medications407.360(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
Aug 31, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 12, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Jul 1, 20213 Findings2 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
Dec 27, 20184 Findings4 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
Jun 13, 20187 Findings6 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(e)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
May 30, 20177 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
Apr 28, 20151 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
Jun 5, 20143 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Jul 6, 20114 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(l)
Jul 6, 20104 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(5)
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