New Lenox · Licensed center

Kiddie Academy Of New Lenox

Large center, licensed for 159 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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since February 2026.

Of the 106 Chicago-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 58% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 10% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Sep 2, 20263 citations

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)(2)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)

Aug 20, 20263 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Feb 19, 20263 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: September 2, 2026
On file: 3 visits since February 2026 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was October 2, 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 2, 2026

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638893 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2026

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation substantiated

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638893 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 19, 2026

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(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638893 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

7798032300

Address: 674 Cedar Crossings 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, License — 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 NEW LENOX" under Provider Name and 60451 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 638893).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com/academies/new-lenox
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.