Chicago · Licensed center

Academy Of Creative Thinking Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 9 of its licensing inspections since June 2015.

Of the 122 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 34% had rules cited at all 9, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Jun 8, 202610 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

6 more from this inspection

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)(1)

May 14, 202513 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

9 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(9)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)

Jan 11, 20242 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Guidance and Discipline

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

Mar 21, 20231 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Apr 12, 202213 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(7)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(3)

9 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(q)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)

Feb 25, 20203 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)

Apr 2, 20192 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Apr 11, 20171 citation

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

Jun 30, 20151 citation

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
June 8, 2026
On file
9 visits since June 2015 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was July 8, 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 10 findings

Monitoring visit · June 8, 2026

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (b) · Violation corrected

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

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (1) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(a)(1)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) through (24) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · 407.210(f)(9) · 407.210(f)(24)

Napping and Sleeping

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) through (j) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) · 407.350(i)(4) · 407.350(j)

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 21, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2022

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) through (f)(8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) · 407.210(c)(3) · 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(c)(7) · 407.210(f)(8)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(11)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 25, 2020

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(1) · Violation substantiated

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

Students and Youth Aides

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 2, 2019

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2017

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 30, 2015

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540027 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.

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Address
4200 N Central Ave Ste B
License
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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ACADEMY OF CREATIVE THINKING INC" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 540027).

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.