Chicago · Licensed center

Creative Kids Daycare Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 5 of its licensing inspections since February 2020.

Of the 130 Chicago-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 45% had rules cited at all 5, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Mar 26, 20266 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

2 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

Feb 19, 202512 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

8 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21)

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

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

Feb 7, 202315 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

11 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

Feb 4, 20213 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)

Feb 3, 202017 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

13 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)(b)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 26, 2026
On file
5 visits since February 2020 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 26, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 26, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547884 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · February 19, 2025

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) through (f)(21) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(f)(21)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (q)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

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

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(i) · Violation corrected on site

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site

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 substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547884 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) through (i)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · 407.350(i)(4)

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(p) · Violation corrected

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(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547884 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 4, 2021

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(7)

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547884 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · February 3, 2020

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(1)(b) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(t)(2)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

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(d) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Hand Washing

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(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 547884 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7734989745

Address
3401 W 55th St
License
license issued (il)

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All checked July 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" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 547884).

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.