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Stepping Stones Learning Center

279 N FRONTAGE EAST RD, MANTENO, IL 60950Childery Rating: 5/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    5 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
Not Available
Licensed capacity
113
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

6 Inspection Visits Since 2024 · 23 Findings
Most recent: Oct 16, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
10 Critical13 Important

Across 6 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (9), Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (5), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (4). Of 23 total findings, 10 were critical.

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  1. Oct 16, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
  2. Jul 14, 20253 Findings1 Critical2 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
  3. Jun 10, 20255 Findings3 Critical2 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
  4. May 23, 20259 Findings4 Critical5 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(c)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
  5. Mar 20, 20251 Finding1 Critical
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
  6. Dec 16, 20243 Findings3 Important
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(b)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(m)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)

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