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Childery

Better Boys Foundation Kidlab

Data last updated · May 2026

Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
90
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:412
Toddlers1:515
Preschool1:1020

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Child Development Associate (CDA)

Inspection History

11 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 102 Findings
Most recent: Oct 22, 2024⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
16 Critical73 Important13 Administrative

Across 11 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (54), Building & Premises Safety (16), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (11). Of 102 total findings, 16 were critical.

See All 11 Inspection Visits
  1. Oct 22, 202422 Findings7 Critical10 Important5 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(e)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(m)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(2)
    • Application for License407.50(b)(1)
    • Application for Renewal of License407.55(g)
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(k)
  2. Sep 29, 202311 Findings11 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(d)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
    • Volunteers407.180(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
  3. Sep 26, 20222 Findings2 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
  4. Oct 7, 20208 Findings2 Critical6 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(d)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
  5. Oct 4, 20197 Findings3 Critical4 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
  6. Nov 18, 20166 Findings6 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(14)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
  7. Dec 15, 201516 Findings1 Critical12 Important3 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(c)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
    • Personnel Records407.120(f)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(14)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
  8. Oct 29, 20138 Findings2 Critical4 Important2 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
    • Volunteers407.180(b)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(k)
  9. Aug 17, 20121 Finding1 Administrative
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)
  10. Sep 30, 201111 Findings1 Critical8 Important2 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(6)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(k)
  11. Oct 27, 201010 Findings10 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
    • Volunteers407.180(b)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(6)

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