Happy Days Child Development Center
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.4 / 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.5 / 5
- 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 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects an ExceleRate Illinois rating of Gold and NAEYC accreditation. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- ExceleRate Illinois Gold (3 out of Max 4) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)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
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 68
- 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
7 Inspection Visits Since 2019 · 43 Findings
Most recent: Oct 31, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
6 Critical34 Important3 Administrative
Across 7 inspections since 2019, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (13), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (12), and Children's Records & Files (4). Of 43 total findings, 6 were critical.
See All 7 Inspection Visits
Oct 31, 20255 Findings4 Important1 Administrative
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(l)(1)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Organization and Administration407.70(m)
May 15, 20248 Findings2 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(7)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(7)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(8)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Jan 17, 20235 Findings5 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(2)
May 5, 20229 Findings1 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
Jun 3, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Medications407.360(f)
May 24, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(g)
Mar 26, 201914 Findings3 Critical10 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(f)(5)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(l)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)