Little Scholars Llc
2214 W IL ROUTE 120, MCHENRY, IL 60051Childery 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
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 106
- 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
20 Inspection Visits Since 2021 · 176 Findings
Most recent: Apr 24, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
37 Critical122 Important17 Administrative
Across 20 inspections since 2021, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (43), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (35), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (23). Of 176 total findings, 37 were critical.
See All 20 Inspection Visits
Apr 24, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
Mar 25, 20264 Findings4 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
Feb 24, 20256 Findings2 Critical4 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
Aug 13, 202428 Findings3 Critical22 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Personnel Records407.120
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Students and Youth Aides407.160
- Substitutes407.170
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
Jun 6, 20248 Findings1 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(6)
Nov 13, 20236 Findings6 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(3)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(4)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
Aug 16, 202332 Findings3 Critical26 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Students and Youth Aides407.160
- Students and Youth Aides407.160
- Substitutes407.170
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
May 4, 20232 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(27)
Apr 3, 20237 Findings3 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(7)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(a)
Feb 3, 20235 Findings4 Important1 Administrative
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(n)(2)
Oct 31, 202210 Findings2 Critical6 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(c)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(m)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(5)
- Organization and Administration407.70(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
Sep 14, 20224 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)
Jul 12, 202216 Findings3 Critical12 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(7)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(3)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
- Organization and Administration407.70(a)
Mar 15, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)
Dec 22, 202110 Findings5 Critical3 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(m)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(g)
Aug 18, 20216 Findings2 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(j)
Jun 14, 20215 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(i)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(f)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(k)
Apr 21, 202111 Findings5 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(4)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(g)
Apr 14, 20214 Findings3 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
Jan 19, 20219 Findings4 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(j)
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