Busy Bumble Bee Academy
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
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 95
- 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
12 Inspection Visits Since 2015 · 69 Findings
Most recent: Apr 8, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
18 Critical46 Important5 Administrative
Across 12 inspections since 2015, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (17), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (16), and Building & Premises Safety (7). Of 69 total findings, 18 were critical.
See All 12 Inspection Visits
Apr 8, 20258 Findings4 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Medications407.360(a)
- Medications407.360(e)
Apr 9, 202411 Findings4 Critical7 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- License revocation, refusal, or suspensionCCASEC 8(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(1)
Apr 25, 20236 Findings5 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
May 20, 20222 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(m)
May 3, 20212 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Mar 25, 20216 Findings1 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(l)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Aug 8, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Mar 12, 20184 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
May 3, 20172 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(1)
Mar 30, 20174 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(d)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
Mar 15, 20167 Findings1 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)(5)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(f)
Jun 29, 201516 Findings6 Critical8 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Application for License407.50(c)
- Application for License407.50(c)