Little Friends Day Care Center
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
- Licensed capacity
- 41
- 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
10 Inspection Visits Since 2011 · 40 Findings
Most recent: Mar 28, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
8 Critical31 Important1 Administrative
Across 10 inspections since 2011, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (16), Children's Records & Files (10), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (4). Of 40 total findings, 8 were critical.
See All 10 Inspection Visits
Mar 28, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Mar 14, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
Dec 2, 20244 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Dec 14, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Transportation407.280(b)
Nov 26, 20193 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Nov 13, 201713 Findings3 Critical10 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Dec 20, 20165 Findings5 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)(b)
May 11, 20163 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Jan 10, 20127 Findings1 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(3)
Jan 24, 20111 Finding1 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)