Bolingbrook · Licensed center

Kiddie Academy Bolingbrook

What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 9 of 14 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 9, 2026
On file
14 visits since May 2013 — 5 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 9, 2026. Illinois DCFS does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious
Illinois DCFS does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

Illinois DCFS cites each subsection of a rule separately, so one audit of a filing cabinet can produce ten citations. It publishes the rule’s title and a correction deadline, but no description of what was observed.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2026

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 10, 2025

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · 407.330(f)(1) · 407.330(g)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(6)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2023

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 24, 2022

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 18, 2022

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(a)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 16, 2019

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) through (r) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · 407.200(r)

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Oct 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 2, 2015

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 17, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (11) · Violation corrected

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)

Guidance and Discipline — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 13, 2013

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509950 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

7086381745

Address
540 W Boughton Rd Ste A
License
license issued (il)
Chain
Kiddie Academy, a franchiseSource: kiddieacademy.com
Owner
This school is owned by its franchisee. The Kiddie Academy brand is owned by Essential Brands, Inc., a privately held company.Kiddie Academy's own site says the founding Miller family continues to own and operate Kiddie Academy, and that other families own and operate the academies in their communities. kiddieacademy.com

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Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDIE ACADEMY BOLINGBROOK" under Provider Name and 60440 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 509950).
  • Chain — Checked September 2026 kiddieacademy.com
  • Owner — Checked September 2026 kiddieacademy.com