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741 PRAIRIE POINTE DR, YORKVILLE, IL 60560Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    4 / 5
  • Structural Quality
    5 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects an ExceleRate Illinois rating of Gold. 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.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

State Quality Rating
ExceleRate Illinois Gold (3 out of Max 4) Learn more →
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
155
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

9 Inspection Visits Since 2014 · 73 Findings
Most recent: Oct 14, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
25 Critical38 Important10 Administrative

Across 9 inspections since 2014, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (33), Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (11), and Children's Records & Files (10). Of 73 total findings, 25 were critical.

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  1. Oct 14, 20259 Findings6 Critical3 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
  2. Feb 14, 20254 Findings1 Critical3 Important
    • Staffing Structure407.90(e)(3)(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
  3. Dec 10, 20246 Findings4 Critical2 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(j)
  4. Nov 7, 202417 Findings5 Critical7 Important5 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(20)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(2)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(k)
  5. Dec 7, 20231 Finding1 Critical
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
  6. Aug 3, 20176 Findings1 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
    • Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(k)
    • Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80(a)
  7. Nov 15, 20164 Findings4 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
  8. Dec 17, 201510 Findings2 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(k)
  9. Dec 9, 201416 Findings5 Critical8 Important3 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
    • Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)

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