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Tinley Childcare Academy

7012 171ST ST, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477Childery Rating: 3/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    3 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    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
52
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

7 Inspection Visits Since 2023 · 81 Findings
Most recent: Jan 7, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
20 Critical59 Important2 Administrative

Across 7 inspections since 2023, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (30), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (14), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (10). Of 81 total findings, 20 were critical.

See All 7 Inspection Visits
  1. Jan 7, 20261 Finding1 Administrative
    • Application for Renewal of License407.55(b)
  2. Aug 14, 202529 Findings1 Critical28 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • 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)
    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(2)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
    • Hand Washing407.320(c)
    • Hand Washing407.320(c)(4)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(l)(1)
    • Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
    • Medications407.360(b)
    • Medications407.360(e)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(10)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(5)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)
    • Equipment and Materials407.380(d)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(k)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)(1)
  3. Jan 21, 20256 Findings1 Critical4 Important1 Administrative
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(b)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
    • Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)
    • Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80(c)
  4. Apr 8, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
  5. Aug 7, 202314 Findings5 Critical9 Important
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(a)(4)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • License revocation, refusal, or suspensionCCA 8
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(d)
    • Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
  6. Jul 12, 202316 Findings8 Critical8 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(e)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(b)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)
    • Staffing Structure407.90(f)
    • License revocation, refusal, or suspensionCCA 8
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
    • Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)(2)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(b)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(1)
    • Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)(5)
    • Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(3)
  7. May 17, 202313 Findings4 Critical9 Important
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
    • General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
    • Background Checks for Personnel407.110
    • Staffing Structure407.90(d)(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)
    • Personnel Records407.120(b)
    • Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
    • Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)

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