Bethel Early Learning Center
36 N GRANT ST, WESTMONT, IL 60559Childery 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
- Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 40
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 12 inspections since 2014, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (25), Children's Records & Files (15), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (9). Of 69 total findings, 17 were critical.
See All 12 Inspection Visits
Jan 29, 20267 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(e)(3)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Jan 13, 20254 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
Mar 14, 20241 Finding1 Administrative
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
Jan 18, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(3)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Feb 25, 20213 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Jan 16, 20203 Findings3 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Medications407.360(b)(1)
Jan 18, 20191 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Jan 12, 20184 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
Jan 12, 20178 Findings2 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Jan 22, 20169 Findings2 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(5)
Feb 11, 201518 Findings6 Critical11 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(m)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Jan 16, 20149 Findings7 Important2 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
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