Mary Sear's Children's Academy
16807 108TH AVE, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467Childery 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
- 192
- 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
12 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 83 Findings
Most recent: Aug 13, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
17 Critical64 Important2 Administrative
Across 12 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (22), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (18), and Children's Records & Files (14). Of 83 total findings, 17 were critical.
See All 12 Inspection Visits
Aug 13, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
Jul 22, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(m)
Sep 14, 20239 Findings5 Critical4 Important
- 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)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(2)
May 13, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(7)
May 11, 20223 Findings2 Important1 Administrative
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(1)
Aug 28, 20145 Findings5 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(7)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(10)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(1)
Aug 20, 20137 Findings2 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
Jul 10, 20129 Findings1 Critical8 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Transportation407.280(g)
- Transportation407.280(n)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(10)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(g)
- Medications407.360(c)
Mar 16, 20124 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(16)
Sep 22, 20114 Findings4 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
Aug 22, 201118 Findings2 Critical16 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(g)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(1)
Aug 31, 201019 Findings3 Critical16 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(7)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Hand Washing407.320(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
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