Chicago · Licensed center

Busy Bees Child Development Center

Large play-based center, licensed for 135 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 9 of its licensing inspections since April 2013.

Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 9, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

May 8, 20266 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

2 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 17, 20234 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)

Apr 12, 20221 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Mar 20, 20181 citation

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

Apr 11, 20172 citations

Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)

Apr 12, 20163 citations

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1)

Mar 17, 201518 citations

Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(m)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)

14 more from this inspection

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)
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)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(q)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(m)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(1)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(t)

Sep 4, 20138 citations

Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(5)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(h)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(1)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(4)

4 more from this inspection

Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(6)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(2)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(h)

Apr 22, 201311 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

7 more from this inspection

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)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 8, 2026
On file: 9 visits since April 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 8, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 8, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation substantiated

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 17, 2023

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 20, 2018

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2017

Grouping and Staffing

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2016

Staffing Structure

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · March 17, 2015

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Transportation

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(m) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(m) · 407.280(n) · 407.280(q) · 407.280(t)

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) · 407.330(l)(2)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (m) · Violation corrected

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2013

Transportation

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(1) · 407.280(c)(2) · 407.280(c)(3) · 407.280(c)(4) · 407.280(c)(5) · 407.280(c)(6)

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(h) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2013

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (e) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(e)

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513733 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based

“We believe that a great way to learn is through play and hands-on experience. We provide opportunities to gain experiences by encouraging social interactions and play.”

Details

3123260200

Website: busybeeschildrencenter.com
Address: 3149 S Shields Ave
License: license issued (il)
Ages they serve: infants, preschool, and school age children

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 busybeeschildrencenter.com

State record

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

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 "BUSY BEES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513733).
Website — Checked August 2026 busybeeschildrencenter.com
Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 busybeeschildrencenter.com

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.