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Childery

Kcs Academy of Early Childhood Education

Data last updated · May 2026

Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
49
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:412
Toddlers1:515
Preschool1:1020

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Child Development Associate (CDA)

Inspection History

25 Inspection Visits Since 2011 · 167 Findings
Most recent: Aug 27, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
22 Critical127 Important18 Administrative

Across 25 inspections since 2011, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (51), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (26), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (21). Of 167 total findings, 22 were critical.

See All 25 Inspection Visits
  1. Aug 27, 20258 Findings4 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(e)(1)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(e)(3)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(i)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(m)
  2. Jul 15, 20255 Findings5 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)
  3. Oct 22, 20242 Findings2 Administrative
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
    • Organization and Administration407.70
  4. Jul 18, 20247 Findings2 Critical5 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(11)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(25)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(f)
    • Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
  5. Dec 11, 20231 Finding1 Important
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
  6. Dec 5, 20226 Findings3 Critical3 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(i)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
  7. Aug 5, 202214 Findings1 Critical11 Important2 Administrative
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(5)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(d)(1)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(7)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
    • Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
    • Provisions Pertaining to Permits407.65(a)(5)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(k)(8)
  8. Jul 13, 20216 Findings5 Important1 Administrative
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
    • Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(e)
  9. Jul 15, 201910 Findings9 Important1 Administrative
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
    • Volunteers407.180(a)
    • Volunteers407.180(b)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(b)
  10. Jun 25, 20188 Findings1 Critical5 Important2 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(d)
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
  11. Dec 15, 20179 Findings7 Important2 Administrative
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(7)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(8)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(r)
    • Napping and Sleeping407.350(d)(3)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(2)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(b)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(n)
  12. Sep 20, 20171 Finding1 Important
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190
  13. Oct 20, 20167 Findings1 Critical6 Important
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
    • Volunteers407.180(c)
    • Volunteers407.180(e)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(1)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(2)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
  14. Jul 11, 20169 Findings2 Critical7 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(b)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
  15. May 23, 201612 Findings1 Critical8 Important3 Administrative
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(c)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(1)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(2)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(5)
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(b)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(c)
  16. Aug 6, 20156 Findings2 Critical4 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(c)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
  17. May 6, 20143 Findings3 Important
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(e)
  18. Jul 31, 20137 Findings6 Important1 Administrative
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(2)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(i)
  19. Jan 8, 201314 Findings12 Important2 Administrative
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • 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)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(a)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(j)
    • Hand Washing407.320(a)(3)
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(i)
  20. Aug 7, 20123 Findings1 Critical2 Important
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
  21. Apr 18, 20126 Findings1 Critical5 Important
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(1)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
  22. Dec 28, 20116 Findings1 Critical5 Important
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Authorization for Background Checks385.40(h)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
  23. Nov 22, 201111 Findings1 Critical9 Important1 Administrative
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
    • 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)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
    • Organization and Administration407.70(i)
  24. Oct 27, 20112 Findings2 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
  25. Sep 13, 20114 Findings1 Critical3 Important
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(g)

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