Tamarak Country School
23970 NORTH ELM ROAD, LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069Childery 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.5 / 5
- 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. Process quality reflects NAEYC accreditation. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)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
- Preschool, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 108
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 5 inspections since 2012, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (9), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (4), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (3). None of the 24 findings were critical.
See All 5 Inspection Visits
Apr 22, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
May 22, 20181 Finding1 Important
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
Apr 29, 20153 Findings3 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
Sep 24, 20121 Finding1 Important
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
Apr 3, 201218 Findings18 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(2)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(c)(2)(a)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(c)(2)(b)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220(c)(2)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
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