The Gingerbread House C.c. Center, Inc.
3138 CHICAGO RD, STEGER, IL 60475Childery 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, School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 154
- 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 2010 · 112 Findings
Most recent: Mar 11, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
15 Critical97 Important
Across 13 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (30), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (24), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (23). Of 112 total findings, 15 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
Mar 11, 20264 Findings4 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
Sep 1, 20213 Findings3 Important
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(c)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Jun 8, 20214 Findings4 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(g)
Feb 19, 20214 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
Sep 2, 20202 Findings2 Important
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
Oct 4, 20194 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(7)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
Jan 7, 201620 Findings4 Critical16 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(g)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(20)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Transportation407.280(n)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(g)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(o)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
Feb 27, 20149 Findings1 Critical8 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(c)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(10)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Jan 17, 201322 Findings3 Critical19 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Transportation407.280(n)
- Transportation407.280(p)
- Transportation407.280(t)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(10)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Hand Washing407.320(c)(5)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Medications407.360(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
Apr 3, 20124 Findings1 Critical3 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
Feb 16, 201218 Findings2 Critical16 Important
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(7)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(b)
- Medications407.360(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Feb 24, 201116 Findings2 Critical14 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(1)(c)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Apr 3, 20102 Findings2 Important
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(d)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
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