Creative Play Evan. Rec. Robert Crown
1801 MAIN STREET, EVANSTON, IL 60202Childery 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
- 81
- 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
20 Inspection Visits Since 2011 · 119 Findings
Most recent: Dec 13, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
24 Critical81 Important14 Administrative
Across 20 inspections since 2011, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (51), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (15), and Children's Records & Files (14). Of 119 total findings, 24 were critical.
See All 20 Inspection Visits
Dec 13, 20255 Findings2 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jun 26, 20253 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Jun 4, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
May 18, 202317 Findings6 Critical10 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Licensing standards for child care facilitiesCCASEC 7(A)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Apr 15, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Apr 5, 20224 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
May 4, 20212 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Mar 18, 20211 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
Feb 18, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jul 23, 20202 Findings2 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(9)(b)
Apr 8, 20193 Findings2 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
Jun 19, 20181 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 14, 20181 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Jun 1, 20152 Findings2 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
May 29, 20144 Findings3 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
May 7, 20131 Finding1 Important
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
Nov 14, 20129 Findings7 Important2 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Animals407.300(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
Nov 2, 201110 Findings1 Critical9 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Background Checks for Day Care Homes, Group Day Care Homes, and Day Care Centers385.30(d)(1)
- Authorization for Background Checks385.40(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
Aug 2, 201132 Findings4 Critical23 Important5 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(3)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Authorization for Background Checks385.40(h)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(b)(2)
- Students and Youth Aides407.160(a)(1)
- Students and Youth Aides407.160(b)(1)
- Students and Youth Aides407.160(b)(3)
- Students and Youth Aides407.160(b)(4)
- Students and Youth Aides407.160(b)(5)(a)
- Students and Youth Aides407.160(b)(6)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(1)(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(8)(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(7)
Jun 7, 201118 Findings2 Critical11 Important5 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(1)(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(8)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(8)(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(7)
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