Chicago · Licensed center

Early Start Daycare Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 9 of its licensing inspections since June 2022.

Of the 122 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 34% had rules cited at all 9, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

May 29, 202614 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

10 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Apr 14, 20255 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

May 16, 202414 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

10 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Oct 25, 20232 citations

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

  • Organization and Administration

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

Jun 9, 20233 citations

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA86.

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

May 8, 20239 citations

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)

5 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

Nov 18, 202212 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Personnel Records

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

8 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(8)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Sep 19, 20225 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(10)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)

1 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i)

Jun 9, 20223 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
May 29, 2026
On file
9 visits since June 2022 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 28, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · May 29, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Rule cited again

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · 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 · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 14, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Rule cited again

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · May 16, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(l)

Personnel Records

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Rule cited again

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 25, 2023

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(3) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 9, 2023

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA86.

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 8, 2023

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) through (e)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(e)(1)

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 corrected

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · 407.370(f)(1)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(8) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 19, 2022

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(10) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 9, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 606249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

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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.