Buttons & Bows Coop Nurs I
314 W VALLETTE ST, ELMHURST, IL 60126Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.5 / 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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. 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. 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
- 36
- 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
11 Inspection Visits Since 2012 · 55 Findings
Most recent: Apr 29, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
11 Critical38 Important6 Administrative
Across 11 inspections since 2012, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (17), Building & Premises Safety (8), and Children's Records & Files (7). Of 55 total findings, 11 were critical.
See All 11 Inspection Visits
Apr 29, 202623 Findings2 Critical18 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Substitutes407.170
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
Apr 29, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Apr 15, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
Apr 24, 20232 Findings1 Critical1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
Apr 20, 20222 Findings2 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(10)
- Medications407.360(c)
Oct 28, 20202 Findings2 Important
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Jun 28, 20193 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Medications407.360(d)(2)
- Medications407.360(d)(4)
May 26, 20171 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
May 5, 20153 Findings2 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)
- Organization and Administration407.70(h)
May 29, 201416 Findings5 Critical10 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(e)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(1)(c)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(4)
- Medications407.360(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Organization and Administration407.70(h)
May 11, 20121 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
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