Branch, Denise D
Data last updated · May 2026
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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- 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
15 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 77 Findings
Most recent: Apr 3, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
77 Important
Across 15 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (35), Children's Records & Files (27), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (9). None of the 77 findings were critical.
See All 15 Inspection Visits
Apr 3, 20267 Findings7 Important
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(14)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(15)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)(h)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(28)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(29)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(5)
Aug 20, 20258 Findings8 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline406.15(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(f)(1)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(g)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)
Apr 26, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(j)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(n)
Mar 22, 20212 Findings2 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
Mar 9, 20202 Findings2 Important
- Activity Requirements406.16
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)
Jul 17, 20199 Findings9 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Activity Requirements406.16(c)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(h)(2)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(13)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(f)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(n)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)
Feb 16, 20184 Findings4 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(j)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
Jan 30, 20175 Findings5 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(j)(4)
- Application for Renewal of License406.5(e)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(22)(e)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Apr 13, 20164 Findings4 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(i)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(j)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
Mar 11, 201511 Findings11 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(g)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(n)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)
Mar 20, 20145 Findings5 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(e)
Apr 18, 20132 Findings2 Important
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(20)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(23)
Mar 21, 20122 Findings2 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(23)
Apr 7, 20118 Findings8 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(20)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(22)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(e)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)
Jul 15, 20105 Findings5 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(a)