Daley, Karen S
508 W BURTON ST, GILLESPIE, IL 62033Childery 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- 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
Across 17 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (121), Children's Records & Files (84), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (31). None of the 257 findings were critical.
See All 17 Inspection Visits
Jun 17, 20254 Findings4 Important
- Transportation of Children By Day Care Home406.18(b)
- Transportation of Children By Day Care Home406.18(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(d)
Mar 12, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
Apr 4, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(n)
Sep 13, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(k)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(s)
Apr 15, 20138 Findings8 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(k)
- Activity Requirements406.16(b)(8)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(c)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(h)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(q)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(q)(1)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(q)(5)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(s)
Nov 16, 20122 Findings2 Important
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(m)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(n)
Sep 26, 201213 Findings13 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(2)(b)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(k)
- Nutrition and Meals406.17(g)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(d)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(d)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(n)
- Records and Reports406.24(n)(1)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(h)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(h)(2)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(q)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(q)(1)
Aug 29, 201232 Findings32 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(6)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(6)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(h)(2)
Apr 23, 20125 Findings5 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(2)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(20)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(21)
Mar 5, 201237 Findings37 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(e)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(f)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(4)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
- School Age Children406.21(d)
- School Age Children406.21(d)(1)
- School Age Children406.21(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(6)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(23)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(24)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(4)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(4)(a)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(a)
Nov 4, 201121 Findings21 Important
- Background Checks for Day Care Homes, Group Day Care Homes, and Day Care Centers385.30(e)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(6)
- Records and Reports406.24(i)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(3)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(a)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(h)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(j)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(m)
Jan 19, 201141 Findings41 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(6)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- Records and Reports406.24(i)
- Records and Reports406.24(i)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(q)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(a)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(d)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(d)(1)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(d)(2)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(d)(3)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(h)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(j)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(m)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)(1)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)(2)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)(3)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(u)
Nov 12, 201029 Findings29 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(4)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(6)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(25)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(25)(a)
Sep 14, 20106 Findings6 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(g)(1)
May 3, 201014 Findings14 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(h)(2)(a)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(k)
- Guidance and Discipline406.15(a)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline406.15(a)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline406.15(a)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline406.15(a)(4)
- Activity Requirements406.16(b)(8)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(g)(4)
- Cooperation with the Department406.26(a)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License406.6(e)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(12)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(k)(1)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(k)(7)
Apr 27, 201020 Findings20 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Activity Requirements406.16(b)
- Activity Requirements406.16(b)(8)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(6)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(e)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(h)(1)
Jan 14, 201021 Findings21 Important
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Activity Requirements406.16(b)
- Activity Requirements406.16(b)(8)
- Records and Reports406.24(a)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(5)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)(6)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(e)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(h)(1)
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