Happy Kids Preschool & Daycare 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.5 / 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.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
- Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 50
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Toddlers 1:5 15 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
9 Inspection Visits Since 2015 · 52 Findings
Most recent: Dec 2, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
18 Critical31 Important3 Administrative
Across 9 inspections since 2015, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (19), Children's Records & Files (11), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (9). Of 52 total findings, 18 were critical.
See All 9 Inspection Visits
Dec 2, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
Oct 17, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
Dec 15, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(j)
Oct 26, 202220 Findings10 Critical8 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(g)
Sep 10, 20201 Finding1 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Oct 12, 20184 Findings2 Critical1 Important1 Administrative
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)
- Staffing Structure407.90(f)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
Nov 22, 20163 Findings3 Critical
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
Dec 8, 20157 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(1)(a)
Jan 15, 201512 Findings1 Critical11 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- 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(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(e)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)