Aurora · Licensed center

Hometown Child Care

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 14 licensing inspections since August 2016.

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

Jun 25, 2026No rules cited
Apr 1, 20252 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

Oct 3, 20241 citation

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(o)

May 10, 2024No rules cited
Apr 9, 20245 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

1 more from this inspection

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

May 11, 20233 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Personnel Records

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

Mar 31, 20231 citation

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)

Dec 7, 2022No rules cited
Apr 9, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Dec 3, 20202 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(5)(a)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(5)(b)

Aug 14, 20193 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

Apr 22, 201924 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Substitutes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b)

20 more from this inspection

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(j)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(m)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Apr 25, 201711 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

7 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1)

Aug 4, 201617 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

13 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(1)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(2)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(4)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
June 25, 2026
On file
14 visits since August 2016 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 1, 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.

Jun 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 1, 2025

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)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 3, 2024

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) · 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 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 11, 2023

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 31, 2023

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 9, 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 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 3, 2020

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(5)(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(5)(a) · 407.60(5)(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2019

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 24 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2019

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (p) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(e)(9) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(p)

Program Requirements for All Ages

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i) · 407.200(j) · 407.200(m)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(24) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(24)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(m)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · 407.380(b)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Rule cited again

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b) · Violation corrected on site

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Rule cited again

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 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · April 25, 2017

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f) through (1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f) · 407.90(f)(1)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · August 4, 2016

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Grouping and Staffing

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (d)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(1) · 407.190(d)(2) · 407.190(d)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 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 547582 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
60 S Lincoln Ave Ste 1
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 "HOMETOWN CHILD CARE" under Provider Name and 60505 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 547582).

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.