Smart Learning Center
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.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.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.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. 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. 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
- 71
- 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
15 Inspection Visits Since 2013 · 92 Findings
Most recent: May 19, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
13 Critical76 Important3 Administrative
Across 15 inspections since 2013, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (34), Children's Records & Files (25), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (14). Of 92 total findings, 13 were critical.
See All 15 Inspection Visits
May 19, 20257 Findings3 Critical2 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(e)
- Application for License407.50(b)(7)
- Application for License407.50(c)
Jun 20, 20246 Findings4 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
May 17, 20238 Findings1 Critical7 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(1)
Aug 2, 20216 Findings3 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Aug 10, 20201 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Mar 19, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(g)
Aug 1, 20182 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Feb 16, 20187 Findings7 Important
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(k)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(m)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(2)
Jun 7, 20163 Findings3 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
Aug 14, 20157 Findings7 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
Mar 26, 20145 Findings5 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(5)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
Dec 3, 201312 Findings1 Critical11 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(j)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Hand Washing407.320(b)(2)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Medications407.360(b)(1)
- Medications407.360(c)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
Oct 29, 20136 Findings6 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(i)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(1)
Sep 13, 20136 Findings6 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(d)
Aug 21, 201315 Findings14 Important1 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(f)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(f)(4)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(1)
- Provisions Pertaining to Permits407.65(f)