Aurora · Licensed center

Alphabet Academy Childcare Inc.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 10 licensing inspections since June 2016.

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

Nov 13, 20251 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jan 7, 20252 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Dec 15, 20234 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)

Dec 12, 20226 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3)

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

Oct 24, 20221 citation

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA83.

Oct 8, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Aug 5, 2021No rules cited
Jan 24, 202017 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(2)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

13 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(4)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(3)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • 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, CCASEC4.

Jul 5, 201911 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

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

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(2)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(3)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(4)

7 more from this inspection

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

Jun 16, 20165 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

1 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
November 13, 2025
On file
10 visits since June 2016 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 13, 2025. 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 13, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 7, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 15, 2023

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2022

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) · 407.140(c)(2) · 407.140(c)(3)

Personnel Records

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

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 24, 2022

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA83.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 8, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2020

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c) · 407.260(f)(2) · 407.260(f)(3) · 407.260(f)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

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(k) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 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, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 5, 2019

Grouping and Staffing

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (d)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(1) · 407.190(d)(2) · 407.190(d)(3) · 407.190(d)(4)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(h)

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(f)(1) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 16, 2016

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(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

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

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(b) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529380 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

6309069697

Address
1510 W Indian Trl
License
license issued (il)

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All checked August 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 "ALPHABET ACADEMY CHILDCARE INC." under Provider Name and 60506 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 529380).

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.