Chicago · Licensed center

Little Folks Day Care

Small center, licensed for 35 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 11 of its licensing inspections since October 2010.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Sep 12, 20251 citation

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

Oct 10, 20242 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

May 29, 20241 citation

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Oct 4, 20232 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(2)(c)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Sep 26, 20224 citations

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

Sep 25, 20191 citation

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

Sep 2, 20162 citations

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)

Sep 16, 20155 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

1 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

Aug 22, 201412 citations

Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)

8 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

Oct 12, 20122 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Oct 7, 20104 citations

Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: September 12, 2025
On file: 11 visits since October 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was October 12, 2025. 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.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 12, 2025

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 10, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 29, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 4, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(2)(c) · 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 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 26, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 25, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 2, 2016

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (e) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(e)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 16, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 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 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · August 22, 2014

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)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(i)(3)

Organization and Administration

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

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)(1) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 12, 2012

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2010

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) through (l)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) · 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(l)(5)

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 446652 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

A day here

Hours: 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Details

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Website: littlefolksdaycareinc.net
Address: 2527 E 73rd St
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

A day here

Hours — Checked August 2026 littlefolksdaycareinc.net

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 "LITTLE FOLKS DAY CARE" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 446652).
Website — Checked July 2026 littlefolksdaycareinc.net

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.