Yellow Brick Road Learning Adventure
1104 EAST MAIN STREET, MARION, IL 62959Childery 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.5 / 5
- 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. Process quality reflects an ExceleRate Illinois rating of Gold and NAEYC accreditation. 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.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- ExceleRate Illinois Gold (3 out of Max 4) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)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
- 79
- 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
23 Inspection Visits Since 2010 · 122 Findings
Most recent: Mar 4, 2026⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
18 Critical96 Important8 Administrative
Across 23 inspections since 2010, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (23), Building & Premises Safety (18), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (15). Of 122 total findings, 18 were critical.
See All 23 Inspection Visits
Mar 4, 202633 Findings5 Critical25 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)
- Licensing standards for child care facilitiesCCASEC 7(A)
- Personnel Records407.120
- Personnel Records407.120(e)(1)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Substitutes407.170
- Volunteers407.180
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220
- Intergenerational Programs407.230
- Evening, Night, Weekend and Holiday Care407.240
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Transportation407.280
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
Aug 1, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
Mar 12, 202512 Findings6 Critical5 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(7)
- 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)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)
Jun 24, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Jul 26, 20232 Findings2 Important
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(4)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(2)(b)
Apr 28, 202332 Findings3 Critical26 Important3 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100
- Background Checks for Personnel407.110
- Staffing Structure407.90(d)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director407.130
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers407.140
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants407.150
- Students and Youth Aides407.160
- Substitutes407.170
- Volunteers407.180
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children407.220
- Intergenerational Programs407.230
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260
- Guidance and Discipline407.270
- Transportation407.280
- Swimming and Wading407.290
- Health Requirements for Children407.310
- Hand Washing407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340
- Napping and Sleeping407.350
- Medications407.360
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370
- Equipment and Materials407.380
- Outdoor Play Area407.390
- Provisions Pertaining to the License407.60
- Organization and Administration407.70
- Confidentiality of Records and Information407.80
Apr 18, 20233 Findings3 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(3)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
Mar 14, 20231 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
May 13, 20222 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Aug 22, 20191 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Mar 28, 20193 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Nov 2, 20183 Findings3 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
Oct 22, 20181 Finding1 Important
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(b)(1)
Jun 22, 20171 Finding1 Administrative
- Organization and Administration407.70(k)(8)
Mar 23, 20172 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Jun 14, 20161 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Mar 9, 20164 Findings4 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(c)(14)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children407.260(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(n)(2)
Apr 17, 20143 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Feb 24, 20142 Findings2 Important
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(e)
Apr 12, 20131 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
Aug 7, 20126 Findings6 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(o)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(f)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(2)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(c)(6)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(g)
Apr 29, 20113 Findings3 Important
- Hand Washing407.320(a)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures407.340(a)(5)(i)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(g)
Mar 2, 20103 Findings3 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(3)
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