La Petite Academy Oswego
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
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 145
- 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
23 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 185 Findings
Most recent: Sep 16, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
39 Critical139 Important7 Administrative
Across 23 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (74), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (23), and Building & Premises Safety (21). Of 185 total findings, 39 were critical.
See All 23 Inspection Visits
Sep 16, 20254 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(2)
May 14, 20257 Findings2 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(3)
Sep 6, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Dec 20, 20237 Findings7 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)
- 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(o)
Sep 25, 20235 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
Jul 19, 20238 Findings1 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Jan 12, 202310 Findings4 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
Oct 6, 20224 Findings4 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
Aug 26, 20224 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Jul 13, 20225 Findings3 Critical2 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Application examination and licensingCCASEC 5(5D)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Jul 30, 202112 Findings3 Critical9 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Aug 19, 20205 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
Sep 12, 201921 Findings4 Critical16 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Sep 13, 201823 Findings5 Critical16 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Substitutes407.170(b)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(4)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Sep 26, 20171 Finding1 Important
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(h)
Jul 27, 201722 Findings4 Critical17 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- 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(f)(13)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(20)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Swimming and Wading407.290(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(1)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Aug 5, 201610 Findings10 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Jul 14, 201514 Findings6 Critical8 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Aug 27, 20135 Findings2 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Jan 10, 20133 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Nov 21, 20114 Findings4 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Oct 12, 20101 Finding1 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Sep 13, 20108 Findings2 Critical3 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)