Chicago · Licensed center
Blocks Infant Toddler Child Care Center
- Small center, licensed for 21 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2012.
Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 59% had rules cited at all 4, as this center did. 2% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
Mar 11, 20213 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Aug 14, 20202 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Mar 31, 20141 citation
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Mar 9, 20124 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 11, 2021
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2012 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 24, 2021. 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 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 11, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(8)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 14, 2020
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 31, 2014
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 9, 2012
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Openings, child care subsidies, tuition, teaching approach, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.
What it costs
- Application fee
- $75
- Deposit
- $425, refundable
A day here
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Organic milk, catered organic lunches, whole-grain breads/cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables; peanut-free, no added sugary items; scheduled meals/snacks for toddlers through school age, infants on individual schedules
Policies
- Enrollment
- Deposit is non-refundable until care begins; once care has started, the deposit is refundable with 30 days' written notice
Details
- Website
- blockscenters.com
- Address
- 657 S Wells St
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
- Ages they serve
- 6 weeks to 5 years of age
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What it costs
- Application fee, Deposit — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/registration.html
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/meals.html
- Hours — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/blocks-south-loop.html
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/registration.html
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BLOCKS INFANT TODDLER CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60607 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 451074).
- Website — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/blocks-south-loop.html
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.