Chicago · Licensed center

Keepers Kids, Inc.

Medium play-based center, licensed for 70 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 11 licensing inspections since September 2016.

Of the 859 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

Mar 3, 20263 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)

Mar 7, 2025No rules cited

Feb 6, 20258 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

Feb 9, 20239 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

5 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

Feb 24, 202211 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

7 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)

Feb 9, 2022No rules cited

May 4, 2021No rules cited

Feb 28, 202015 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

11 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

Mar 1, 20195 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

1 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

Mar 2, 20178 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

4 more from this inspection

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310

Sep 1, 2016No rules cited

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 3, 2026
On file: 11 visits since September 2016 — 4 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 20, 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 3, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected on site

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 536699 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 6, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2)

Personnel Records

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 536699 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · February 9, 2023

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) through (d)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · 407.90(d) · 407.90(d)(2)

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 (f) · Violation corrected

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 536699 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 536699 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 536699 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 1, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 536699 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 2, 2017

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 536699 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, ratios and staff, and a typical day aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based

“We focus on introducing this age group to a wide variety of activities that encourages learning through play and exploration.”

A day here

Hours: 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Closed: 6 holidays and breaks a year
Dates
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Policies

When a child is sick: child with a fever cannot attend; if child has a fever, cannot return for 72 hours

Details

7734348835

Website: keeperskids.com
Address: 2718 W 59th St
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 keeperskids.com

State record

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

A day here

Hours, Calendar, Closed — Checked August 2026 keeperskids.com

Policies

When a child is sick — Checked August 2026 keeperskids.com/…/fbf5fd_8c8d4167faef4efe88677b50779a974c.pdf

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KEEPERS KIDS, INC." under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 536699).
Website — Checked August 2026 keeperskids.com

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.