Rainforest Learning Center, Inc
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, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 94
- 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
9 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 53 Findings
Most recent: Jan 9, 2024⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
8 Critical45 Important
Across 9 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (20), Building & Premises Safety (11), and Children's Records & Files (8). Of 53 total findings, 8 were critical.
See All 9 Inspection Visits
Jan 9, 20241 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Aug 25, 20238 Findings4 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
Jul 21, 20223 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
May 8, 20178 Findings1 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(10)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(l)
Jun 20, 20166 Findings1 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
May 21, 20151 Finding1 Important
- Medications407.360(e)
Jul 14, 20141 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
Jul 15, 201113 Findings13 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(i)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
Oct 22, 201012 Findings12 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(j)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Animals407.300(b)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(j)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(e)(1)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(f)