Whiz Kidz Academy
1605 FLORENCE AVE, PEKIN, IL 61554Childery 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
- 101
- 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
37 Inspection Visits Since 2011 · 385 Findings
Most recent: Sep 24, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
105 Critical259 Important21 Administrative
Across 37 inspections since 2011, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (134), Children's Records & Files (65), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (43). Of 385 total findings, 105 were critical.
See All 37 Inspection Visits
Sep 24, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(i)
Jun 12, 20256 Findings5 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Licensing standards for child care facilitiesCCASEC 7(A)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
Feb 20, 20251 Finding1 Critical
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
Feb 3, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
Jan 21, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(6)
Jun 28, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(e)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(g)
May 2, 202419 Findings7 Critical12 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Licensing standards for child care facilitiesCCASEC 7(A)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(i)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Sep 6, 20234 Findings1 Critical2 Important1 Administrative
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Organization and Administration407.70(m)
May 10, 20234 Findings3 Important1 Administrative
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(m)
May 3, 202325 Findings8 Critical15 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Nov 3, 20228 Findings6 Critical2 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(4)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)(1)
Oct 27, 20223 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(5)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(h)
Aug 19, 20223 Findings2 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(24)
Aug 2, 202218 Findings6 Critical9 Important3 Administrative
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(a)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Jul 15, 202212 Findings4 Critical7 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Application examination and licensingCCASEC 5(5B)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(h)(8)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(g)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(j)
Apr 29, 202229 Findings10 Critical19 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- 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(f)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(a)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(r)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
Feb 18, 20221 Finding1 Critical
- Application examination and licensingCCASEC 5(5B)
Jan 20, 20227 Findings7 Important
- 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(o)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(i)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(f)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(k)
Jun 9, 20211 Finding1 Important
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(2)
Jun 4, 202123 Findings4 Critical19 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(g)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(l)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(m)
Nov 19, 20201 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jul 8, 202034 Findings7 Critical22 Important5 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(7)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(1)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
- Organization and Administration407.70(m)
May 31, 201918 Findings6 Critical12 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
Jan 8, 20197 Findings1 Critical6 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(e)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(1)(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(i)
Aug 17, 20183 Findings3 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(l)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
Jul 10, 201833 Findings9 Critical22 Important2 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(5)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- 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)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(p)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(i)
Mar 8, 20181 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jun 7, 201730 Findings9 Critical19 Important2 Administrative
- 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)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(h)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(9)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(6)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(b)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)(2)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
Jun 30, 20161 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jun 14, 20165 Findings3 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(j)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
Jun 2, 201620 Findings5 Critical14 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(5)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Transportation407.280(d)
- 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)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(d)
- Organization and Administration407.70(l)
Jul 22, 201519 Findings4 Critical13 Important2 Administrative
- 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)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Personnel Records407.120(c)
- Personnel Records407.120(f)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)(7)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)
Jul 16, 201416 Findings2 Critical14 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- 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)
- Medications407.360(c)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(f)
Jul 10, 20131 Finding1 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
Jun 12, 20131 Finding1 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
Jul 7, 201120 Findings2 Critical17 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records407.120(b)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130(a)(2)
- Volunteers407.180(e)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(d)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(e)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(d)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330(k)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(3)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Feb 28, 20114 Findings4 Important
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(1)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(k)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)
- Outdoor Play Area407.390(i)
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