Chicago · Licensed center

Christopher House-Belmont Cragin

Large center, licensed for 351 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 11 licensing inspections since November 2013.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Mar 26, 2026No rules cited

Jun 20, 20249 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

5 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Jul 18, 20232 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c)

Aug 29, 202214 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

10 more from this inspection

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1)

Aug 26, 20214 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Oct 28, 2019No rules cited

Jun 11, 20184 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(8)

Nov 1, 2017No rules cited

Sep 6, 20172 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370

Dec 23, 20134 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Nov 8, 20137 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 26, 2026
On file: 11 visits since November 2013 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 20, 2024. 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 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · June 20, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Staffing Structure

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2023

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2022

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(8)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1) · 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(3)

Outdoor Play Area

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 26, 2021

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 11, 2018

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) through (h)(8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(h)(8)

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 6, 2017

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 23, 2013

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · November 8, 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)

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 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

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Schedule: full-day

Details

7739227500

Website: christopherhouse.org
Address: 5235 W Belden St
License: license issued (il)
Ages they serve: infant to 5 years old

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State record

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

A day here

Schedule — Checked August 2026 christopherhouse.org

Details

Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHRISTOPHER HOUSE-BELMONT CRAGIN" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 525451).
Website — Checked August 2026 christopherhouse.org
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHRISTOPHER HOUSE-BELMONT CRAGIN" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 525451).
Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 christopherhouse.org
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 usaspending.gov

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.