Gads Hill Center After School
Data last updated · May 2026
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
- 74
- 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
13 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 102 Findings
Most recent: Jun 4, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
16 Critical77 Important9 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (41), Children's Records & Files (15), and Building & Premises Safety (11). Of 102 total findings, 16 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
Jun 4, 202512 Findings2 Critical6 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(e)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(n)
- Application for License407.50(b)(7)
- Application for License407.50(c)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Jul 23, 202419 Findings3 Critical16 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(f)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(f)(5)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(5)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(b)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(k)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Transportation407.280(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
May 17, 20234 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
May 27, 20222 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Jun 24, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
Jul 8, 20201 Finding1 Critical
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
Sep 18, 20183 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
Jun 27, 20168 Findings4 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Jun 13, 20147 Findings2 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Apr 24, 201320 Findings2 Critical17 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- 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)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Medications407.360(c)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(6)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
May 1, 20125 Findings4 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
May 4, 20116 Findings1 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
May 21, 201014 Findings1 Critical12 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Volunteers407.180(b)
- Volunteers407.180(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Transportation407.280(p)
- Transportation407.280(q)
- Transportation407.280(t)(1)
- Transportation407.280(t)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)