Catch a Star Learning Center
424 W PIPER ST, MACOMB, IL 61455Childery 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
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 170
- 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
23 Inspection Visits Since 2013 · 118 Findings
Most recent: Jul 25, 2024⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
26 Critical88 Important4 Administrative
Across 23 inspections since 2013, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (36), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (27), and Building & Premises Safety (14). Of 118 total findings, 26 were critical.
See All 23 Inspection Visits
Jul 25, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Mar 1, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jul 24, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(1)
Jul 18, 20233 Findings3 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(1)(c)
Jun 1, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 10, 202316 Findings9 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(2)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(f)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(j)
Mar 24, 20235 Findings3 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Feb 3, 20231 Finding1 Critical
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
Aug 25, 202212 Findings6 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Feb 23, 20222 Findings1 Important1 Administrative
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Jul 15, 20213 Findings3 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Feb 19, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
Nov 4, 20206 Findings1 Critical5 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(f)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(i)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(l)
Sep 28, 20201 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
Sep 15, 20203 Findings2 Important1 Administrative
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Aug 25, 20201 Finding1 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(k)
Aug 21, 20205 Findings5 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
Aug 12, 20204 Findings4 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(j)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(k)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(g)
Jul 6, 20202 Findings2 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
Sep 27, 201914 Findings3 Critical9 Important2 Administrative
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)
- Hand Washing407.320(b)(9)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(d)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80(b)
Aug 11, 20163 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
Jul 13, 201520 Findings1 Critical19 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(1)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(3)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(5)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(g)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(m)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
- 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(f)(1)(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(e)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(2)
Aug 15, 201311 Findings11 Important
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(4)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(f)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(f)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(1)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(4)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(4)
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