Naperville · Licensed center

Kiddie Academy Of South Naperville

Large center, licensed for 131 children.
A Kiddie Academy franchise. The brand is owned by Essential Brands, Inc., a privately held company.
Shortlist has found no website for it yet.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 8 licensing inspections since June 2025.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 17% had rules cited at 7 of them, as this center did. 36% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Jun 3, 20266 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(16)

2 more from this inspection

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

Mar 25, 2026No rules cited

Dec 19, 20251 citation

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Oct 16, 20253 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

Sep 17, 20256 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

2 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)

Aug 18, 20253 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Jul 1, 20259 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(12)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

5 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jun 17, 20259 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

5 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: June 3, 2026
On file: 8 visits since June 2025 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 3, 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.

Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 3, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(16) · Violation substantiated

Medications

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639805 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2025

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 639805 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 16, 2025

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639805 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 17, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Rule cited again

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639805 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 18, 2025

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Rule cited again

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639805 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 1, 2025

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) through (i)(2)(e) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(i)(2)(e)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Rule cited again

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(12) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639805 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2025

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected on site

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639805 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

6304259500

Address: 4083 S Route 59
License: license issued (il)

Run Kiddie Academy Of South Naperville? Correct or add anything here, free.

Add what is missing

Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

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 SOUTH NAPERVILLE" under Provider Name and 60564 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 639805).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com/academies/naperville-south
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.