Chicago · Licensed center

Kiddy Kare Pre-School, Inc.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 16 licensing inspections since January 2010.

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 12, 20268 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

  • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Jan 29, 2026No rules cited
Feb 21, 202514 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(i)

10 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

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

Feb 7, 20246 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1)

Sep 21, 2023No rules cited
Jan 11, 20233 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

Mar 21, 2022No rules cited
Jul 8, 2021No rules cited
Feb 21, 20204 citations

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)

Jan 13, 20203 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)

May 22, 20181 citation

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m)

Feb 21, 20171 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jun 1, 20151 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Oct 20, 2014No rules cited
Feb 11, 20141 citation

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)

Jan 5, 20106 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a)

2 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 12, 2026
On file
16 visits since January 2010 — 5 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 12, 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 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(l)(1)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation substantiated

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(f) · Violation substantiated

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · February 21, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation substantiated

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(i) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2024

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2023

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jul 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 21, 2020

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) · 407.270(c)(6)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 13, 2020

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 22, 2018

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 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 21, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 1, 2015

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2014 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 11, 2014

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 5, 2010

Staffing Structure

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(d)(1)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) · 407.150(c)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 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

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Address
4401 S Kedzie Ave
License
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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDY KARE PRE-SCHOOL, INC." under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 011430).

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.