Ivy Garden After School Center, Llc
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
- School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 47
- 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
8 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 63 Findings
Most recent: Feb 17, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
11 Critical47 Important5 Administrative
Across 8 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (16), Children's Records & Files (11), and Building & Premises Safety (9). Of 63 total findings, 11 were critical.
See All 8 Inspection Visits
Feb 17, 20251 Finding1 Administrative
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Dec 4, 20245 Findings2 Critical2 Important1 Administrative
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(f)
Nov 22, 20229 Findings1 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(f)
Oct 27, 20161 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
Oct 2, 20154 Findings3 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
Oct 15, 201418 Findings2 Critical16 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)(1)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)(5)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)(2)
Jun 29, 201118 Findings2 Critical14 Important2 Administrative
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Volunteers407.180(b)
- Volunteers407.180(d)
- Volunteers407.180(e)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(f)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Mar 30, 20107 Findings7 Important
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(d)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(e)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(f)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(g)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(2)