Heck, Candace E
801 BLEDSOE ST, MOUNT VERNON, IL 62864Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- 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
14 Inspection Visits Since 2016 · 96 Findings
Most recent: Sep 9, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
1 Critical95 Important
Across 14 inspections since 2016, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (40), Children's Records & Files (22), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (7). Of 96 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 14 Inspection Visits
Sep 9, 20253 Findings3 Important
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(29)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(i)(1)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Jun 16, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Cooperation with the Department406.26(a)
Sep 4, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Sep 3, 202418 Findings18 Important
- Substitutes406.11
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)(1)(a)
- Number and Ages of Children Served406.13
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14
- Guidance and Discipline406.15
- Activity Requirements406.16
- Nutrition and Meals406.17
- Swimming406.19
- School Age Children406.21
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(b)(4)
- Night Care406.23
- Records and Reports406.24
- Confidentiality of Records and Information406.25
- Provisions Pertaining to the License406.6
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9
Dec 7, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(q)(2)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(q)(4)
Oct 17, 202321 Findings21 Important
- Substitutes406.11
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Number and Ages of Children Served406.13
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14
- Guidance and Discipline406.15
- Activity Requirements406.16
- Nutrition and Meals406.17
- Children with Special Needs406.20
- School Age Children406.21
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22
- Night Care406.23
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- Confidentiality of Records and Information406.25
- Provisions Pertaining to the License406.6
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)(g)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)(h)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(20)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(n)
Oct 24, 20224 Findings4 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(i)
Sep 20, 20215 Findings5 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(i)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)(g)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)(h)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(20)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(23)
Sep 23, 20203 Findings3 Important
- Number and Ages of Children Served406.13(c)(1)(a)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(a)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(n)
Sep 26, 20198 Findings1 Critical7 Important
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(1)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- Records and Reports406.24(j)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(29)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Sep 26, 201810 Findings10 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Number and Ages of Children Served406.13(b)(1)(b)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(2)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License406.6(k)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)(g)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(19)(h)
- Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family406.9(t)
Sep 21, 20178 Findings8 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Health, Medical Care and Safety406.14(c)(3)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(h)(4)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License406.6(k)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(21)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(23)
Jun 13, 20173 Findings3 Important
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(g)(1)
- Children Under 30 Months of Age406.22(g)(4)
- General Requirements for Day Care Homes406.8(a)(25)
Dec 23, 20169 Findings9 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(b)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures406.12(h)
- Records and Reports406.24(c)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(2)
- Records and Reports406.24(d)(3)
- Records and Reports406.24(e)
- Records and Reports406.24(f)
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