Chicago · Licensed center

Fifth City Child Devel Institute Incorp.

Medium center, licensed for 88 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 12 licensing inspections since July 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

Jul 15, 20269 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

5 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

Jul 31, 20259 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(10)

5 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(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Jun 9, 2025No rules cited

Jul 29, 20248 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

4 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jun 28, 20232 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)

Mar 24, 20235 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
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.

Jun 6, 20191 citation

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

Aug 9, 20181 citation

Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Jul 24, 20181 citation

Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b)

Jul 30, 20151 citation

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

Jul 23, 20137 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

3 more from this inspection

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Jul 27, 20108 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(j)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

4 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 15, 2026
On file: 12 visits since July 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 14, 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 15, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(d)

Personnel Records

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 31, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(10) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 29, 2024

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)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(2) through (e)(11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(2) · 407.370(e)(11)

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(c)(6) · Violation corrected

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) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2023

Grouping and Staffing

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 24, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 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 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 6, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2018

Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

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

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2018

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 30, 2015

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 23, 2013

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(l)

Grouping and Staffing

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 27, 2010

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · 407.200(j)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 057538 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

7738268686

Website: fifthcitypreschool.com
Address: 3411 W 5th Ave Bldg C
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "FIFTH CITY CHILD DEVEL INSTITUTE INCORP." under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 057538).
Website — Checked August 2026 fifthcitypreschool.com

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.