The Childrens First Learning Center
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
- 63
- 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
13 Inspection Visits Since 2015 · 93 Findings
Most recent: Jan 5, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
25 Critical66 Important2 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2015, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (41), Building & Premises Safety (13), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (10). Of 93 total findings, 25 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
Jan 5, 202620 Findings3 Critical17 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- 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)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(a)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(j)
Feb 7, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
Jan 12, 20236 Findings2 Critical4 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Nov 2, 202113 Findings4 Critical7 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(n)
Feb 22, 20211 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
Jan 18, 201914 Findings5 Critical9 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(j)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(l)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
Feb 7, 20173 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Transportation407.280(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
Feb 26, 20166 Findings5 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
Oct 23, 201511 Findings3 Critical8 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(5)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
Jun 19, 20156 Findings6 Important
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(k)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
May 27, 20151 Finding1 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Apr 7, 20156 Findings6 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
Mar 23, 20155 Findings5 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)