Wheeling · Licensed center

Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 12 of its licensing inspections since July 2010.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 19, 202611 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

7 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

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

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

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

Aug 29, 20257 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

3 more from this inspection

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

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

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

Sep 18, 20246 citations

  • 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(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Sep 20, 20237 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

3 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

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

Aug 15, 20227 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

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

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

Aug 30, 202115 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

11 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(i)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(k)

  • Equipment and Materials

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

  • Equipment and Materials

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

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

Sep 18, 20194 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Sep 24, 20183 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

Aug 4, 20172 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)

Oct 2, 20134 citations

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Jan 24, 20113 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Jul 7, 20101 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 19, 2026
On file
12 visits since July 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 20, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · August 19, 2026

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Guidance and Discipline

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

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

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

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

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

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 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

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, CCASEC7.

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 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

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 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 20, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(f)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

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 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 15, 2022

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

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(f) · Violation corrected

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 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · August 30, 2021

Equipment and Materials

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h) through (5)(d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h) · 407.380(j)(4)(i) · 407.380(j)(4)(k) · 407.380(j)(5)(c) · 407.380(j)(5)(d)

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

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 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2019

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 4, 2017

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 2, 2013

Personnel Records

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

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2011

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) through (k) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · 407.380(k)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 7, 2010

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480066 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
9300 Capitol Dr
License
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State record

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

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  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MONTESSORI SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60090 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 480066).

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.