Algonquin · Licensed center
Kiddie Academy Of Algonquin
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 151 children.
- Kiddie Academy franchise; the brand is owned by Essential Brands, Inc. (privately held).
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 12 of its 15 licensing inspections since August 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 7, 20266 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)(e)
Jul 20, 20263 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Feb 2, 20268 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Aug 12, 2025Nothing cited
Sep 5, 20241 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Jul 20, 20235 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Jun 22, 2023Nothing cited
May 18, 20231 citation
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Feb 10, 20231 citation
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Jan 10, 20232 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
Aug 1, 20222 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
- Jun 30, 2022Nothing cited
Jul 26, 20211 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Sep 3, 20206 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Confidentiality of Records and Information
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(n)
Aug 15, 20193 citations
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
The state cited rules at 12 of this center's 15 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 7, 2026
- On file
- 15 visits since August 2019 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 20, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · October 7, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a) through (11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a) · 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)
Guidance and Discipline
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) through (6)(e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) · 407.270(c)(6) · 407.270(c)(6)(e)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 20, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · February 2, 2026
Health Requirements for Children
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 5, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · July 20, 2023
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 18, 2023
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 10, 2023
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 10, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 1, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 26, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · September 3, 2020
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(n) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 15, 2019
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558647 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 458-0200
- Address
- 2420 Harnish Dr, Algonquin, 60102
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDIE ACADEMY OF ALGONQUIN" under Provider Name and 60102 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 558647).
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDIE ACADEMY OF ALGONQUIN" under Provider Name and 60102 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 558647).
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDIE ACADEMY OF ALGONQUIN" under Provider Name and 60102 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 558647).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com
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
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.