Dreamchild Development Center
1836 W 87TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60620Childery Rating: 3/5
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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.3 / 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.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
- 66
- 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
8 Inspection Visits Since 2016 · 97 Findings
Most recent: Dec 10, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
23 Critical67 Important7 Administrative
Across 8 inspections since 2016, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (44), Building & Premises Safety (10), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (10). Of 97 total findings, 23 were critical.
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Dec 10, 20254 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jun 17, 202513 Findings2 Critical11 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Substitutes407.170(a)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
Mar 22, 20234 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(a)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(a)
May 17, 20212 Findings1 Important1 Administrative
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(j)(2)(c)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
Mar 28, 201911 Findings2 Critical8 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(g)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
Mar 20, 201816 Findings4 Critical11 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Apr 21, 201724 Findings6 Critical17 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(g)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Aug 9, 201623 Findings6 Critical14 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Students and Youth Aides407.160(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
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