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Sound Garden

149 S MILWAUKEE AVE, WHEELING, IL 60090Childery Rating: 3/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
149
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:412
Toddlers1:515
Preschool1:1020

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Child Development Associate (CDA)

Inspection History

5 Inspection Visits Since 2022 · 21 Findings
Most recent: Jan 15, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
11 Critical9 Important1 Administrative

Across 5 inspections since 2022, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (8), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (4), and Children's Records & Files (4). Of 21 total findings, 11 were critical.

See All 5 Inspection Visits
  1. Jan 15, 20264 Findings4 Critical
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
    • License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
    • License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
    • Licensing standards for child care facilitiesCCASEC 7(A)
  2. Feb 4, 20252 Findings2 Critical
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
  3. Feb 21, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
  4. Feb 3, 20232 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
  5. Jan 5, 202211 Findings3 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(l)(2)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(b)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(c)
    • Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
    • Organization and Administration407.70(l)

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