Bartlett · Licensed center

Academy 4 Kids

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 12 licensing inspections since April 2013.

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

Apr 13, 2026No rules cited
Feb 25, 2025No rules cited
Apr 3, 2024No rules cited
Mar 30, 2023No rules cited
Mar 2, 2021No rules cited
Feb 25, 20201 citation

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 24, 20201 citation

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 15, 20192 citations

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

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

Feb 3, 20164 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(c)

Jan 22, 201619 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)

15 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • 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)(6)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)

Jan 12, 20153 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

  • A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

Apr 12, 20134 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 13, 2026
On file
12 visits since April 2013 — 5 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 26, 2020. 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.

Apr 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 25, 2020

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2020

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 15, 2019

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 519602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 3, 2016

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (2) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2)

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(c) · Violation corrected on site

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2016

Guidance and Discipline

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) · 407.270(a)(2) · 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Rule cited again

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)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(i)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 12, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2013

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 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 519602 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
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License
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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 "ACADEMY 4 KIDS" under Provider Name and 60103 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 519602).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ACADEMY 4 KIDS" under Provider Name and 60103 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 519602).

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.