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Childery

The Gray Academy Inc.

1100 PLAINFIELD RD STE 4, JOLIET, IL 60435Childery 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
63
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

4 Inspection Visits Since 2022 · 35 Findings
Most recent: Sep 26, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
9 Critical26 Important

Across 4 inspections since 2022, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (16), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (10), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (6). Of 35 total findings, 9 were critical.

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  1. Sep 26, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
  2. Nov 10, 20226 Findings2 Critical4 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(8)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(16)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
  3. Nov 3, 202216 Findings16 Important
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
    • Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
    • Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(c)(1)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(d)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(1)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(10)
  4. Feb 9, 202211 Findings6 Critical5 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(1)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(2)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(1)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(1)

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