Chicago · Licensed center

Kidz Creative Corner

Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 110 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 11 licensing inspections since March 2019.

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

Aug 14, 20244 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Mar 12, 20246 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

2 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 2, 20232 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Dec 16, 20212 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Nov 17, 2020No rules cited

Nov 7, 20194 citations

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(c)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

Sep 24, 20195 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

1 more from this inspection

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Jul 8, 20196 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

2 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

May 16, 20197 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

3 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Apr 4, 20198 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270

4 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Mar 5, 201914 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

10 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 14, 2024
On file: 11 visits since March 2019 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 14, 2024. 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.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(4) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(4) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

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

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(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 2, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

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

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 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 16, 2021

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 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 574484 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

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2019

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected on site

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2019

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)

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 on site

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · July 8, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 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(a)(5) · 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 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 16, 2019

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(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · April 4, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270 · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · Violation corrected

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · March 5, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 574484 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

How they teach

Creative Curriculum and play-based

“At KCC we believe that children learn best through PLAY!”

A day here

Hours: 7:30 AM to 5:15 PM

Details

7738508684

Website: kccchicago.com
Address: 4259 N Western Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 kccchicago.com

State record

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

A day here

Hours — Checked August 2026 img1.wsimg.com/…/Dragonfly schedule.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 "KIDZ CREATIVE CORNER" under Provider Name and 60618 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 574484).
Website — Checked August 2026 kccchicago.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.