Chicago · Licensed center

Barnette Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at both of its licensing inspections since July 2025.

Of the 90 Chicago-area centers with 2 licensing inspections, 61% had rules cited at both, as this center did. 13% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Mar 3, 20262 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Jul 7, 20251 citation

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 3, 2026
On file
2 visits since July 2025 — both cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 3, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2026

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (r)(3) · Violation corrected on site

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 637963 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 7, 2025

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 637963 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based and emergent curriculum

“children are encouraged to engage in authentic learning through play”

Who cares for your child

Sara DeBerry (Owner / Director), 18 years in early childhood, Molly Bell (Director of Operations), 10 years in early childhood and Isiah Heacox (Creative Digital Marketing Coordinator), 10 years in early childhood.

What it costs

$3,034 a month for an infant

Infant$3,034

Higher than 94% of the 17 that publish a price.

Toddler$2,817

Higher than 90% of the 21 that publish a price.

Preschool$2,708

Higher than 94% of the 18 that publish a price.

Barnette AcademyMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$1,430 to $2,080 a month
Siblings
10% discount for older siblings

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
full-time, part-time
Closed
10 holidays and breaks a year
DatesMLK Day, President's Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Summer Break, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Indigenous People's Day, Winter Break; closes at 4pm the second Wednesday of every month for staff development

Details

3122592998

Website
barnetteacademy.com
Address
1894 N Milwaukee Ave
License
license issued (il)

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

  • Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 barnetteacademy.com

State record

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

A day here

Details

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.