South Loop Montessori School
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
- 57
- 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
16 Inspection Visits Since 2013 · 82 Findings
Most recent: Mar 17, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
20 Critical56 Important6 Administrative
Across 16 inspections since 2013, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (28), Building & Premises Safety (14), and Children's Records & Files (13). Of 82 total findings, 20 were critical.
See All 16 Inspection Visits
Mar 17, 202613 Findings3 Critical10 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(l)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(7)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(t)(2)
Jun 25, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(i)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(8)
Oct 30, 202411 Findings7 Important4 Administrative
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(c)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(c)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Feb 9, 202410 Findings1 Critical9 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Medications407.360(d)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(2)
Jun 27, 20232 Findings1 Critical1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
Jun 23, 202311 Findings1 Critical10 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(e)(1)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
Feb 7, 20233 Findings3 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
Feb 23, 20221 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Feb 1, 20225 Findings4 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Jan 13, 20211 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Feb 26, 20194 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Jan 31, 20172 Findings1 Critical1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Application for Renewal of License407.55(f)
May 24, 20161 Finding1 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Feb 18, 20166 Findings2 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
Mar 11, 20157 Findings7 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(j)(3)
- Medications407.360(c)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
Dec 18, 20133 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)