Plainfield · Licensed center

Kiddie Academy

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 7 of its 11 licensing inspections since May 2019.

Of the 859 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

Mar 31, 20266 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2)

2 more from this inspection

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

Oct 1, 2025No rules cited

Jul 31, 20252 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9)(c)

Feb 28, 20241 citation

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

Jul 20, 2023No rules cited

Jul 19, 2023No rules cited

Apr 4, 20235 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

1 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Jun 22, 2021No rules cited

May 25, 20211 citation

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Jul 26, 20195 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

1 more from this inspection

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

May 22, 20197 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 31, 2026
On file: 11 visits since May 2019 — 4 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 30, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 31, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(e)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 31, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) · 407.370(e)(9)(c)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 28, 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 572981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 4, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 25, 2021

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 26, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Repeat violation

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572981 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 22, 2019

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Repeat violation

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572981 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

8156090900

Address: 13703 S Route 59
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" under Provider Name and 60544 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 572981).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com/academies/plainfield
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.