Downers Grove · Licensed center

Great Escape Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 11 of its licensing inspections since February 2014.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Feb 3, 20261 citation

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Jan 15, 20253 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)

Jan 12, 20233 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Feb 4, 202210 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

6 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)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

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

Dec 12, 20194 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)

  • Medications

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

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

Feb 26, 20197 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3)

3 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

Jan 18, 20185 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(f)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)

1 more from this inspection

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

Jan 11, 20178 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Personnel Records

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)

Jan 13, 20164 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jan 9, 20158 citations

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

4 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)

Feb 5, 20142 citations

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
February 3, 2026
On file
11 visits since February 2014 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 17, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 3, 2026

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 15, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 12, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · February 4, 2022

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

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2019

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · Rule cited again

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3) · Violation corrected on site

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Medications

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 18, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(f) · Violation corrected

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2017

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(g)(2)

Equipment and Materials

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d) · 407.380(j)(6)

Organization and Administration

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

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(i)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 13, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

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 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2015

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(3) · 407.250(i)(4)

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)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · 407.320(a)(8)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2014

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436093 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

6309682699

Address
6360 Belmont Rd
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "GREAT ESCAPE PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60516 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 436093).

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.