Chicago · Licensed center

Creative Kids Daycare Center #2

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since September 2021.

Of the 157 Chicago-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 40% had rules cited at all 7, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 10, 202618 citations

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

14 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Aug 15, 20257 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

3 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

Jul 26, 20244 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

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

Aug 23, 20239 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(e)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

5 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Apr 14, 20226 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

  • Personnel Records

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

2 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

Nov 8, 20211 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Sep 20, 20218 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Confidentiality of Records and Information

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)(1)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)

4 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 10, 2026
On file
7 visits since September 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 9, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(2)

Personnel Records

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

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · 407.130(k)

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 602043 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 15, 2025

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 602043 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · July 26, 2024

Guidance and Discipline

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) · 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 602043 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2023

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a) · 407.250(e)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 602043 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 14, 2022

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected on site

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 602043 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 8, 2021

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 602043 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 20, 2021

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250 through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250 · 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(g)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 602043 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

7739126726

Address
3300 W 55th St
License
license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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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 "CREATIVE KIDS DAYCARE CENTER #2" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 602043).

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.