Chicago · Licensed center

Inspired Minds Day Care Ltd

Small center, licensed for 48 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since January 2022.

Of the 133 Chicago-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 38% had rules cited at all 6, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Mar 6, 20263 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Jun 16, 20256 citations

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

2 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

May 3, 202414 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

10 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Feb 7, 20241 citation

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 17, 202315 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120

11 more from this inspection

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(q)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)

Jan 14, 202211 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

7 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 6, 2026
On file: 6 visits since January 2022 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 6, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 6, 2026

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7) · Violation corrected on site

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k) · 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 584753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 16, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 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 584753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · May 3, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

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

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · 407.90(d)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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

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

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 584753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2023

Transportation

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b) through (q) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b) · 407.280(p) · 407.280(q)

Equipment and Materials

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) · Violation substantiated

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210 · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (b) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7739161369

Address: 360 E 61st St # 362
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "INSPIRED MINDS DAY CARE LTD" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 584753).

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.