Dolton · Licensed center

Born To Explore Developmental Ctr Corp

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 13 of its licensing inspections since June 2015.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Apr 21, 20261 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

Jun 21, 20244 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

Jun 1, 202310 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

6 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Jun 23, 20202 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

May 15, 20197 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

3 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

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

Jun 15, 20181 citation

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

Jun 28, 20171 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Apr 29, 201619 citations

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(g)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(3)

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(7)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

15 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • 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)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2)

Sep 15, 20157 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(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)

Aug 20, 201511 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

7 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)

Jul 21, 20158 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(4)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(4)

4 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jul 7, 20159 citations

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(1)

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(2)

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(3)

5 more from this inspection

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(4)

  • Napping and Sleeping

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(8)

Jun 26, 20156 citations

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(c)

  • Grouping and Staffing

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

2 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 21, 2026
On file
13 visits since June 2015 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 21, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 21, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 21, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

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)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · June 1, 2023

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Rule cited again

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 23, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 15, 2019

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 15, 2018

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2017

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected

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Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · April 29, 2016

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

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(e) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) through (k)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) · 407.330(k)(3)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(7) · Violation corrected

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(g) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

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

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Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 15, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (h) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

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

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

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Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2015

Nutrition and Meal Service

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · 407.330(d) · 407.330(e) · 407.330(k)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(p) · 407.370(q)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · 407.390(l)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 21, 2015

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(g)(2) · 407.330(g)(4)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(4) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 7, 2015

Students and Youth Aides

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(1) · 407.160(a)(2) · 407.160(a)(3)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(4) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(4) · 407.350(b)(1)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(f)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(8) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 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 26, 2015

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(3)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(c) through (d)(4) · Violation corrected

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
1021 E Sibley Blvd Ste 1
License
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From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

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  • Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BORN TO EXPLORE DEVELOPMENTAL CTR CORP" under Provider Name and 60419 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 522249).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BORN TO EXPLORE DEVELOPMENTAL CTR CORP" under Provider Name and 60419 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 522249).

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.