Carol Stream · Licensed center

Cadence Academy Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since September 2021.

Of the 134 Chicago-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 38% had rules cited at all 6, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Oct 29, 20255 citations

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

1 more from this inspection

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

Sep 24, 20254 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Sep 11, 202410 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

6 more from this inspection

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)

  • Volunteers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

Oct 23, 20236 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

2 more from this inspection

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(3)

Sep 9, 20225 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(l)

1 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Sep 24, 202111 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

7 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
October 29, 2025
On file
6 visits since September 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 30, 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.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 29, 2025

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · 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 578440 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2025

Organization and Administration

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 578440 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · September 11, 2024

Medications

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) through (c)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(2)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j) · 407.330(j)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Volunteers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 578440 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · October 23, 2023

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(l)(3) · 407.390(m)

Organization and Administration

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 578440 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 9, 2022

Personnel Records

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

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

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(l) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 578440 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 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)(3) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · 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 578440 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, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

6306688088

Address
1280 Kuhn Rd
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60188 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 578440).

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.