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Discovery Early Learning Center

7538 S HALSTED ST, CHICAGO, IL 60620Childery Rating: 5/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    5 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
Not Available
Licensed capacity
78
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

7 Inspection Visits Since 2022 · 75 Findings
Most recent: Mar 4, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
18 Critical53 Important4 Administrative

Across 7 inspections since 2022, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (32), Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (14), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (12). Of 75 total findings, 18 were critical.

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  1. Mar 4, 202620 Findings3 Critical16 Important1 Administrative
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Hand Washing407.320(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(d)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(1)(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(2)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(3)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(n)(3)
  2. Dec 11, 202515 Findings3 Critical10 Important2 Administrative
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(c)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(5)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(1)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(b)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(n)(3)
  3. Nov 22, 20232 Findings2 Important
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(5)
  4. May 31, 20238 Findings1 Critical7 Important
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(c)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
    • Personnel Records407.120(f)(1)
  5. Jan 6, 202317 Findings4 Critical12 Important1 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Personnel Records407.120(b)
    • Personnel Records407.120(b)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(l)(1)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(l)(1)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(m)(1)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(m)(2)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(n)
  6. Oct 5, 202212 Findings7 Critical5 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(6)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(4)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(l)(1)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(m)(1)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
  7. Jun 2, 20221 Finding1 Important
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)

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