Chicago · Licensed center

Del Mattino Montessori School

Small center, licensed for 20 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since February 2012.

Of the 157 Chicago-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 27% had rules cited at 6 of them, as this center did. 40% had rules cited at all 7.

Licensing inspections

Oct 22, 2025No rules cited

Oct 3, 20221 citation

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

Oct 1, 20182 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

Sep 15, 20162 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

Jul 31, 20148 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

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(i)(1)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

Sep 21, 20138 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

4 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h)

Feb 8, 201210 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
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)(1)

6 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(i)
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: October 22, 2025
On file: 7 visits since February 2012 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was November 2, 2022. 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.

Oct 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 3, 2022

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509585 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 1, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509585 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 15, 2016

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(2)(b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(2)(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509585 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2014 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 31, 2014

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(a)

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509585 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 21, 2013

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(h) · 407.250(i)(2)(a) · 407.250(i)(2)(b) · 407.250(i)(4)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(2) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b) · 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 509585 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · February 8, 2012

Personnel Records

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 509585 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

What it costs

From $1,400 a month

Chicago-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Application fee: $125
Siblings: 5% discount when there is more than one child per family enrolled in full day program

A day here

Hours: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, school year
Schedule: full-day
Closed: Closed Monday, May 31st

Details

7735590936

Website: dmmschool.com
Address: 2449 W Peterson Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)
Ownership: For-profit

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What it costs

Monthly tuition, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 dmmschool.com

State record

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

A day here

Hours, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked August 2026 dmmschool.com

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 "DEL MATTINO MONTESSORI SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 509585).
Website — Checked August 2026 dmmschool.com
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DEL MATTINO MONTESSORI SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 509585).
Ownership — Checked October 2026 data.cityofchicago.org

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.