Sterling - Wallace Center Head Start
506 W 4TH ST, STERLING, IL 61081Childery Rating: 5/5
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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
- Licensed capacity
- 105
- 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
17 Inspection Visits Since 2011 · 95 Findings
Most recent: Feb 5, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
29 Critical64 Important2 Administrative
Across 17 inspections since 2011, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (50), Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (13), and Children's Records & Files (9). Of 95 total findings, 29 were critical.
See All 17 Inspection Visits
Feb 5, 20268 Findings4 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(5)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Medications407.360(c)
- Medications407.360(c)(4)
Dec 9, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
Oct 23, 202511 Findings4 Critical7 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(5)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(i)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(q)(2)
Sep 15, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)(3)
Sep 4, 20255 Findings2 Critical2 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Apr 24, 20257 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)
Dec 20, 20244 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
Sep 5, 20245 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(1)
May 7, 20243 Findings3 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
Mar 25, 20245 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
Aug 9, 20233 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Feb 27, 20237 Findings3 Critical3 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(10)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(a)
Sep 7, 202221 Findings21 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Personnel Records407.120(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(g)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Sep 10, 20213 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
Feb 25, 20131 Finding1 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
Dec 21, 20119 Findings6 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(e)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(a)
Mar 31, 20111 Finding1 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
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