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Bethlehem Lutheran Child Dev. Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since June 2015.

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

Jun 3, 202523 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

19 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(e)(1)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(e)(3)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(3)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(5)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(n)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)

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

Jun 3, 20245 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

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

Sep 13, 20232 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h)

Aug 7, 20233 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Jun 29, 20234 citations

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Aug 21, 20201 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Jun 24, 20191 citation

  • Staffing Structure

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

Oct 24, 20181 citation

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Jul 14, 20152 citations

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Jun 12, 20156 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(1)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)

2 more from this inspection

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
June 3, 2025
On file
10 visits since June 2015 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was July 3, 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.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 23 findings

Monitoring visit · June 3, 2025

Guidance and Discipline

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(b)

Equipment and Materials

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(e)(1) · 407.380(e)(3) · 407.380(j)(3)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) · 407.70(l)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · 407.210(h)(5)

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) · 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 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 3, 2024

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(f) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected on site

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 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 13, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Rule cited again

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(3)

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 29, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · 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 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 21, 2020

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2019

Staffing Structure

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 24, 2018

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 14, 2015

Napping and Sleeping

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
340 Grand Blvd
License
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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 "BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHILD DEV. CENTER" under Provider Name and 60120 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 250460).

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.