Chicago · Licensed center

Graham Cracker's Daycare Center Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 13 licensing inspections since March 2014.

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

Dec 5, 2025No rules cited
Dec 5, 20241 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jun 18, 2024No rules cited
Dec 12, 20232 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3)

Dec 19, 20225 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)

1 more from this inspection

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

Nov 22, 20214 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

May 24, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jan 29, 20197 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

3 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

Dec 14, 20174 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

Dec 8, 20155 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

1 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

Jan 9, 20152 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(k)

Apr 16, 20145 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)

1 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Mar 26, 20142 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
December 5, 2025
On file
13 visits since March 2014 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was January 4, 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.

Dec 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 5, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 22, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 29, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 14, 2017

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)(3) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · 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 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 8, 2015

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2015

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (k) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2014

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 26, 2014

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected on site

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528141 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

7734681128

Address
10650 S Michigan 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 "GRAHAM CRACKER'S DAYCARE CENTER INC" under Provider Name and 60628 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 528141).

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.