Lemont · Licensed center

Kiddie Academy Of Lemont

Large center, licensed for 181 children.
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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 9 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: February 26, 2026
On file: 9 visits since April 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 26, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2025

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 13, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(j)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 23, 2022

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(j)(5)

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 1, 2022

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m) · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · August 19, 2021

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected on site

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2021

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(4)

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 20, 2021

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2021

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(i)

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 597873 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

6309149990

Address: 15907 W 127th St
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 OF LEMONT" under Provider Name and 60439 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 597873).
Chain — Checked September 2026 kiddieacademy.com
Owner — Checked September 2026 kiddieacademy.com