Chicago · Licensed center

Allison's Infant & Toddler Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since August 2010.

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 7, 202616 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

12 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

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

Sep 16, 20252 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

May 10, 20259 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Personnel Records

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

5 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Oct 25, 20234 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)

Jan 19, 20231 citation

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Apr 26, 2022No rules cited
Jan 24, 20208 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • 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 14, 20194 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)

Feb 28, 20173 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)

Feb 7, 20141 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

Feb 9, 20111 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

Aug 19, 2010No rules cited
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 7, 2026
On file
12 visits since August 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 7, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · April 7, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) through (i)(4) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(3) · 407.250(i)(4)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(e)(2) through (m) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(e)(2) · 407.130(m)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 16, 2025

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 10, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 25, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 19, 2023

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

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)

Organization and Administration

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

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

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 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 14, 2019

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2017

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2014

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 9, 2011

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452170 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2010 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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Address
5522 S Racine Ave
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 "ALLISON'S INFANT & TODDLER CENTER" under Provider Name and 60636 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 452170).

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