Little Folks Cottage
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
- 119
- 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 · 89 Findings
Most recent: Jul 16, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
16 Critical68 Important5 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (24), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (19), and Building & Premises Safety (10). Of 89 total findings, 16 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
Jul 16, 20259 Findings2 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
Apr 11, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)
Mar 11, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(8)
Jul 15, 202425 Findings6 Critical16 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- 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)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(k)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(m)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(3)
May 17, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(b)
May 2, 20245 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(c)
Aug 18, 202316 Findings5 Critical9 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
Sep 21, 20222 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
Sep 1, 20212 Findings2 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(k)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Jul 16, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
Aug 16, 20133 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
Jul 12, 20137 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(5)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(3)
Aug 10, 201013 Findings13 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(g)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(i)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(j)