Union Church Early Childhood Programs
137 SOUTH GARFIELD STREET, HINSDALE, IL 60521Childery Rating: 3/5
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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.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
- 145
- 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 2014 · 120 Findings
Most recent: May 12, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
26 Critical87 Important7 Administrative
Across 13 inspections since 2014, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (41), Curriculum & Developmental Programming (22), and Building & Premises Safety (12). Of 120 total findings, 26 were critical.
See All 13 Inspection Visits
May 12, 20259 Findings3 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Apr 25, 20254 Findings4 Important
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(c)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(e)
- Definitions407.45
Feb 28, 202516 Findings2 Critical13 Important1 Administrative
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Volunteers407.180(a)
- Volunteers407.180(c)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)(1)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(g)
May 13, 20249 Findings3 Critical6 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(h)
- Medications407.360(b)
- Medications407.360(c)(2)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
May 16, 20224 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Apr 28, 20218 Findings3 Critical5 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Medications407.360(b)(1)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
May 16, 20184 Findings4 Important
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(f)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
May 10, 201714 Findings2 Critical11 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(6)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(h)
Apr 13, 201618 Findings6 Critical9 Important3 Administrative
- 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)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Substitutes407.170
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)(5)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Apr 11, 201618 Findings16 Important2 Administrative
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(p)(6)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Medications407.360(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)(2)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(h)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60(h)
Oct 16, 20157 Findings7 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(2)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(3)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(4)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(n)(5)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(o)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Mar 22, 20154 Findings3 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
Apr 28, 20145 Findings2 Critical3 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
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