Little Lights Academy
6343 W 90TH PL, OAK LAWN, IL 60453Childery Rating: 5/5
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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
- 82
- 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
Across 5 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (6), Children's Records & Files (5), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (3). None of the 23 findings were critical.
See All 5 Inspection Visits
Nov 9, 20222 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(3)
May 6, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(j)
Apr 16, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
Mar 3, 20161 Finding1 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Apr 20, 201018 Findings18 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
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