Chicago · Licensed center

El Hogar Del Nino/Cuidar

Large center, licensed for 351 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 15 licensing inspections since May 2010.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Mar 3, 202514 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)

10 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)

Jan 11, 202312 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

8 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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)

Feb 8, 20223 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Dec 3, 2021No rules cited

Nov 9, 2021No rules cited

Sep 29, 2020No rules cited

Apr 30, 2020No rules cited

Jan 22, 20207 citations

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(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)

3 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50

Sep 11, 20191 citation

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)

Jun 16, 20172 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

Feb 3, 20162 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

Feb 1, 201315 citations

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

11 more from this inspection

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(f)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

Dec 13, 201118 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(g)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

14 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)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(i)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jan 21, 201113 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

9 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)

May 14, 20101 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 3, 2025
On file: 15 visits since May 2010 — 4 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 5, 2025. 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 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (r) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(4) · 407.370(l) · 407.370(r)

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(e) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2023

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 8, 2022

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(e) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

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

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 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 11, 2019

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 16, 2017

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 3, 2016

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · February 1, 2013

Medications

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(c)(3) · 407.360(f)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (k) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Rule cited again

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

Substitutes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) · 407.170(b)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(e)(3)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · 407.340(a)(5)

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2011 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · December 13, 2011

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(g)

Personnel Records

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · 407.330(l)(2)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(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(f) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(i) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2011 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · January 21, 2011

Personnel Records

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

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

Equipment and Materials

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i) through (j)(6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i) · 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2010

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 228609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

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Website: brightpoint.org
Address: 1710-18 S Loomis
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "EL HOGAR DEL NINO/CUIDAR" under Provider Name and 60608 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 228609).
Website — Checked August 2026 brightpoint.org

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