Chicago · Licensed center

Little Fox Day Care Center

Medium center, licensed for 73 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 10 licensing inspections since October 2010.

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

Mar 2, 20268 citations

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)

4 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

Feb 20, 20257 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

3 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 30, 20243 citations

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

Mar 28, 2023No rules cited

Jan 25, 20235 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

1 more from this inspection

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

Feb 1, 20225 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

1 more from this inspection

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

May 4, 2021No rules cited

Jan 16, 20183 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(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.

Feb 4, 20136 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)

2 more from this inspection

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

Oct 1, 2010No rules cited

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 2, 2026
On file: 10 visits since October 2010 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 2, 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 2, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) through (l) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · 407.130(l)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 20, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8)

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 135323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 30, 2024

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 25, 2023

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) · 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 135323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 1, 2022

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 16, 2018

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(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 135323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · February 4, 2013

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b) through (c) · Violation substantiated

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

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 135323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2010 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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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Website: littlefoxdayschool.com
Address: 5014 North Lincoln
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 2026.

State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LITTLE FOX DAY CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60625 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 135323).
Website littlefoxdayschool.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.