Growing Place - Founder's Site
821 S 7TH ST, DEKALB, IL 60115Childery 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
- School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 50
- 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 2012 · 112 Findings
Most recent: May 11, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
18 Critical82 Important12 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2012, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (37), Children's Records & Files (19), and Building & Premises Safety (16). Of 112 total findings, 18 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
May 11, 202625 Findings4 Critical20 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Licensing standards for child care facilitiesCCASEC 7(A)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Transportation407.280(c)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(8)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(e)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(f)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
Dec 2, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- Staffing Structure407.90(c)
Apr 28, 202522 Findings3 Critical15 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Students and Youth Aides407.160
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Transportation407.280
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Application for License407.50
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
May 1, 202421 Findings2 Critical17 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(e)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Transportation407.280(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80(a)
May 9, 202315 Findings5 Critical6 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Transportation407.280(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
May 24, 20221 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
May 29, 20192 Findings1 Important1 Administrative
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
May 30, 20182 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
May 16, 20171 Finding1 Important
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
Nov 12, 20131 Finding1 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
May 7, 20134 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Oct 19, 201215 Findings15 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- 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)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
May 21, 20122 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
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