Chicago · Licensed center

City Garden Waldorf School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since March 2019.

Of the 133 Chicago-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 38% had rules cited at all 6, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Apr 16, 20269 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

5 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

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

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

Jan 15, 202512 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(3)

8 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

Jan 23, 20233 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Jan 20, 20217 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • 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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Substitutes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a)

Apr 1, 20191 citation

  • Provisions Pertaining to Permits

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(g)

Mar 4, 20194 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 16, 2026
On file
6 visits since March 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 16, 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 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2026

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

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

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

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 564188 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · January 15, 2025

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) through (k) · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(2) · Violation substantiated

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(a)(1)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(3) · Violation substantiated

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564188 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 23, 2023

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)(2) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564188 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2021

Personnel Records

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564188 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 1, 2019

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564188 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2019

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(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 564188 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based

“Play is the young child's greatest learning tool. Each child learns to use this tool in different ways at different times.”

What it costs

$1,526 a month for a toddler

Toddler$1,526

Lower than 71% of the 21 that publish a price.

Preschool$1,525

Lower than 72% of the 18 that publish a price.

City Garden Waldorf SchoolMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$435 to $895 a month
Deposit
$1,000, not refundable
Siblings
10% sibling discount for siblings at City Garden

A day here

Hours
8:15 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Sleep
2-year-old program has earlier nap times built into its shorter schedule
Updates for parents
Uses the Brightwheel platform
Schedule
5, 3, or 2 days per week

Details

3124213050

Website
citygardenschool.com
Address
920 W 19th St
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
ages 2-6

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How they teach

What it costs

  • Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Deposit, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 citygardenschool.com

State record

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

A day here

Details

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.