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Creative Little Ones Child Care

Data last updated · May 2026

Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
98
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

24 Inspection Visits Since 2018 · 147 Findings
Most recent: Mar 18, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
45 Critical94 Important8 Administrative

Across 24 inspections since 2018, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (38), Children's Records & Files (29), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (29). Of 147 total findings, 45 were critical.

See All 24 Inspection Visits
  1. Mar 18, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
  2. Aug 13, 20248 Findings2 Critical6 Important
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(4)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(4)
    • Medications407.360(g)
    • Medications407.360(g)
  3. Jul 25, 20249 Findings2 Critical4 Important3 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
    • Application for Renewal of License407.55(g)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(k)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(l)
  4. May 15, 202310 Findings5 Critical5 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
    • Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
  5. Oct 4, 20229 Findings1 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(d)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(o)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(a)
  6. Jul 29, 20228 Findings2 Critical6 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(k)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)
  7. Mar 7, 20221 Finding1 Critical
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100
  8. Aug 11, 20217 Findings2 Critical5 Important
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(e)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)
  9. Jul 28, 20212 Findings1 Important1 Administrative
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(j)
    • Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
  10. Mar 23, 20213 Findings3 Important
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
  11. Sep 11, 20206 Findings5 Critical1 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190
  12. Aug 28, 20201 Finding1 Critical
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)
  13. Jul 30, 20202 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(9)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
  14. Jul 29, 202010 Findings3 Critical6 Important1 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(14)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
  15. Mar 5, 20203 Findings1 Critical2 Important
    • Staffing Structure407.90(e)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
  16. Dec 3, 20196 Findings2 Critical4 Important
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(8)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(g)
  17. Sep 6, 20195 Findings1 Critical4 Important
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(1)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(f)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(g)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(k)
  18. Aug 12, 201922 Findings5 Critical16 Important1 Administrative
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(4)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(2)
    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(2)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(b)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(1)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(e)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(f)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(k)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
  19. Jul 10, 20197 Findings4 Critical3 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(6)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(b)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
  20. Mar 13, 20199 Findings4 Critical5 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(7)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(i)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
  21. Dec 14, 20182 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
  22. Nov 21, 20181 Finding1 Important
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
  23. Sep 12, 20181 Finding1 Important
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
  24. Aug 15, 201814 Findings2 Critical11 Important1 Administrative
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(2)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(d)

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