Chicago · Licensed center

Creative Minds Development Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since April 2019.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Feb 23, 20262 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Mar 5, 20248 citations

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)

4 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(8)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Feb 7, 20239 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

5 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • 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 20, 20228 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(g)

4 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Nov 30, 20206 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

2 more from this inspection

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

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

Dec 2, 20195 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

Sep 24, 201914 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

10 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

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

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

Sep 17, 20191 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(8)

May 16, 20196 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a)

2 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(d)

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

Apr 25, 20198 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

4 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
February 23, 2026
On file
10 visits since April 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 31, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 23, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 5, 2024

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (h)(8) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(h)(8)

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2023

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

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2022

Personnel Records

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

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

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(g) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 30, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · 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

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 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 2, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 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)(6) · Violation corrected

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 17, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(8) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 16, 2019

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)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(d)

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 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · April 25, 2019

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)

Organization and Administration

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574153 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
3748 W Montrose Ave
License
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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 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 MINDS DEVELOPMENT CENTER" under Provider Name and 60618 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 574153).

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.