Hinsdale · Licensed center

Hinsdale Community Preschool

Small center, licensed for 40 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 12 licensing inspections since November 2013.

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

Feb 5, 20265 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
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.

Dec 19, 20241 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

Feb 5, 20243 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Jan 11, 2023No rules cited

Dec 7, 20212 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jan 22, 20211 citation

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

Jan 17, 20206 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

2 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(e)

Dec 4, 20187 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)

3 more from this inspection

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 27, 20174 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

Dec 10, 20156 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

2 more from this inspection

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)

Jan 16, 20155 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

1 more from this inspection

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)

Nov 15, 20133 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: February 5, 2026
On file: 12 visits since November 2013 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 7, 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 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Repeat violation

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

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

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

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 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2024

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · 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 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 7, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2021

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 17, 2020

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(e) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Rule cited again

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 4, 2018

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) through (3) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(c)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 10, 2015

Nutrition and Meal Service

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(e) · 407.330(f) · 407.330(g)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(c)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 16, 2015

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 009639 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2013

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 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 009639 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

6303257484

Address: 415 W 8th St
License: license issued (il)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "HINSDALE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60521 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 009639).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

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.