Hometown Child Care
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.3 / 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.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects an ExceleRate Illinois rating of Silver. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- ExceleRate Illinois Silver (2 out of Max 4) Learn more →
- 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
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 60
- 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 · 115 Findings
Most recent: Jun 20, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
29 Critical82 Important4 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (53), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (14), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (10). Of 115 total findings, 29 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
Jun 20, 20253 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Jun 12, 202314 Findings7 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(e)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
Jun 29, 20222 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Feb 25, 20228 Findings8 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(4)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(5)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
Sep 9, 20218 Findings5 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(4)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
Jul 28, 20201 Finding1 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
May 31, 201921 Findings4 Critical17 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Substitutes407.170(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Apr 18, 201713 Findings6 Critical7 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Dec 12, 201624 Findings3 Critical18 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- 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)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Mar 18, 20155 Findings5 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
Oct 5, 20113 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Mar 11, 20119 Findings9 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(e)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(5)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
Apr 22, 20104 Findings3 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Transportation407.280(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)