Northbrook · Licensed center

G.B. Nielsen Child Care & Learning Ctr.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 12 licensing inspections since April 2011.

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

Apr 24, 20264 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Mar 18, 20254 citations

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Mar 13, 20245 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

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

Aug 23, 2019No rules cited
Apr 1, 20193 citations

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

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

Apr 5, 20184 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

Mar 11, 20161 citation

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

Apr 8, 20155 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

1 more from this inspection

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)

Apr 11, 20143 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Napping and Sleeping

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

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

Mar 13, 20133 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Feb 10, 20122 citations

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(h)

Apr 12, 20112 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 24, 2026
On file
12 visits since April 2011 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 24, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 24, 2026

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4) through (5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 18, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Medications

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 13, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(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 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 1, 2019

Medications

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · 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 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 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 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 11, 2016

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2015

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(i) · 407.390(l)(2)

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 13, 2013

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(o)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 10, 2012

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2011

Grouping and Staffing

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 118668 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.

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Address
3835 Willow Rd
License
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All checked August 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 "G.B. NIELSEN CHILD CARE & LEARNING CTR." under Provider Name and 60062 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 118668).

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.