Chicago · Licensed center

Bernice E. Lavin Children's Care Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 9 licensing inspections since May 2013.

Of the 122 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 24% had rules cited at 8 of them, as this center did. 34% had rules cited at all 9.

Licensing inspections

May 21, 20258 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

Aug 13, 20248 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

4 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

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

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

Apr 28, 202313 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

9 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

May 26, 20224 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Jan 23, 2020No rules cited
May 30, 20174 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

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

May 23, 20166 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

2 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Jun 20, 20143 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

May 31, 20137 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
May 21, 2025
On file
9 visits since May 2013 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 20, 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.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 21, 2025

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(4)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · August 13, 2024

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Rule cited again

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2023

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 26, 2022

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 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 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 23, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Violation corrected

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(e)(3)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 20, 2014

Personnel Records

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 31, 2013

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513277 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
441 E Ontario St
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 "BERNICE E. LAVIN CHILDREN'S CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60611 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513277).

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