Chicago · Licensed center

El Ruisenor Azul Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 9 of its licensing inspections since May 2017.

Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 9, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Jun 4, 20265 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

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

Apr 29, 20251 citation

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

Apr 24, 20242 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Jun 14, 20236 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)

2 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jun 6, 20223 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(b)

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

Nov 9, 20202 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(f)

May 3, 20194 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

May 30, 20185 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)

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

1 more from this inspection

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

May 6, 20173 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
June 4, 2026
On file
9 visits since May 2017 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was July 4, 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.

Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 4, 2026

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)

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c) · 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 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 29, 2025

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 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 24, 2024

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 14, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548866 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 6, 2022

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(b) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · 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 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 9, 2020

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(f) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 3, 2019

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2018

Personnel Records

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

Students and Youth Aides

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390 · 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 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 6, 2017

Personnel Records

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 · 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 548866 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

Details

7736543284

Address
7008 N Western Ave
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 "EL RUISENOR AZUL ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60645 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 548866).

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.