Hugs & Snugs Day Care Academy
550 TORRENCE AVE # 552, CALUMET CITY, IL 60409Childery 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
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 82
- 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 · 95 Findings
Most recent: Dec 27, 2024⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
23 Critical71 Important1 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2012, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (27), Building & Premises Safety (22), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (18). Of 95 total findings, 23 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
Dec 27, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Feb 21, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Aug 28, 20234 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(1)
Dec 20, 20223 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
Sep 28, 20219 Findings3 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
Jul 24, 20204 Findings2 Critical1 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Application for License407.50(b)(1)
Dec 5, 20182 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
Dec 6, 201715 Findings4 Critical11 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Nov 16, 201611 Findings5 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Background Checks for Day Care Homes, Group Day Care Homes, and Day Care Centers385.30(c)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
Jan 8, 20169 Findings2 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Mar 20, 20156 Findings6 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Apr 17, 201312 Findings12 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
Jan 18, 201216 Findings3 Critical13 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(25)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(7)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
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