Algonquin · Licensed center

Kiddie Academy Of Algonquin

Large center, licensed for 151 children.
A Kiddie Academy franchise. The brand is owned by Essential Brands, Inc., a privately held company.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 15 licensing inspections since August 2019.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Oct 7, 2026No rules cited

Jul 20, 20263 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Feb 2, 20268 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

4 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Aug 12, 2025No rules cited

Sep 5, 20241 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jul 20, 20235 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

1 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Jun 22, 2023No rules cited

May 18, 20231 citation

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
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Jan 10, 20232 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

Aug 1, 20222 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jun 30, 2022No rules cited

Jul 26, 20211 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Sep 3, 20206 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

2 more from this inspection

Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(n)

Aug 15, 20193 citations

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: October 7, 2026
On file: 15 visits since August 2019 — 4 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 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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.

Aug 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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.

Jun 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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.

Jun 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

8474580200

Address: 2420 Harnish Dr
License: license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 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).
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).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com/academies/algonquin
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com/about-us

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 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.