Chicago · Licensed center

Kiddieland Educational Center Excellence

Large Reggio Emilia center, licensed for 120 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 11 licensing inspections since April 2012.

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

Apr 1, 20261 citation

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)

Feb 24, 20253 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 20, 20231 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

Nov 19, 2020No rules cited

Jan 14, 20201 citation

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

Feb 15, 20171 citation

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

Feb 6, 20131 citation

Animals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(f)

Jul 19, 20122 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Jun 29, 20122 citations

Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)

May 30, 20121 citation

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Apr 25, 20121 citation

Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 1, 2026
On file: 11 visits since April 2012 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 1, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 1, 2026

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2025

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · 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 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2020

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 15, 2017

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 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 6, 2013

Animals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 19, 2012

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected on site

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 29, 2012

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2012

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 25, 2012

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 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, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Reggio Emilia and Creative Curriculum

“KIDDIELAND ECE is inspired by Reggio Emilia Schools, an Italian revolutionary way of teaching.”

Details

7734471581

Website: kiddielandece.com
Address: 3809 N Cicero Ave
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 kiddielandece.com/our-programs
Approach — Checked August 2026 kiddielandece.com/our-curriculum

State record

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

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 "KIDDIELAND EDUCATIONAL CENTER EXCELLENCE" under Provider Name and 60641 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 512609).
Website — Checked August 2026 kiddielandece.com

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.