Prairieland Kids Day Care & Learning Cen
519 BEDFORD RD, MORRIS, IL 60450Childery Rating: 3/5
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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.3 / 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.3 / 5
- 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.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects an ExceleRate Illinois rating of Bronze. Structural quality reflects a license that's pending or provisional. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- ExceleRate Illinois Bronze (1 out of Max 4) Learn more →
- 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
- 40
- 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
21 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 292 Findings
Most recent: May 28, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
57 Critical200 Important35 Administrative
Across 21 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (84), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (41), and Building & Premises Safety (35). Of 292 total findings, 57 were critical.
See All 21 Inspection Visits
May 28, 202510 Findings1 Critical8 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(f)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(2)
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(c)
Jul 1, 20246 Findings1 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
Jun 30, 202313 Findings5 Critical4 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Medications407.360(b)(1)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Apr 28, 202210 Findings5 Critical2 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)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Feb 22, 20226 Findings6 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(5)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(d)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(8)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(9)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(9)(b)
Aug 30, 20215 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(9)(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(1)
May 3, 202112 Findings6 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Aug 2, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 17, 20196 Findings2 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Jan 9, 20194 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(d)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Jun 26, 201816 Findings4 Critical12 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
Apr 11, 201824 Findings3 Critical17 Important4 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Rule CCA 83CCA 83
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(8)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(g)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(k)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration407.70(n)
Jun 9, 201740 Findings4 Critical33 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(10)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(7)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(9)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(h)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(1)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(2)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Sep 7, 201633 Findings4 Critical26 Important3 Administrative
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(b)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(e)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(e)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(e)(3)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(1)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(j)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(2)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(3)
- Medications407.360(d)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
- Organization and Administration407.70(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
Jun 17, 20167 Findings6 Important1 Administrative
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(d)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(1)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Mar 14, 20167 Findings2 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
Sep 15, 201553 Findings8 Critical38 Important7 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(2)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(b)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(b)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(e)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(e)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(e)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(1)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(j)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(k)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(4)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(1)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(h)
- Organization and Administration407.70(a)
- Organization and Administration407.70(b)
- Organization and Administration407.70(c)
- Organization and Administration407.70(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(g)
May 28, 201417 Findings6 Critical8 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(f)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(3)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Aug 21, 201214 Findings3 Critical8 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
May 25, 20113 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Jul 8, 20105 Findings5 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
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