Chicago · Licensed center

Mary Meyer School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 9 of its licensing inspections since April 2011.

Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 33% had rules cited at all 9, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

May 7, 20265 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)

  • Substitutes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a)

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Mar 13, 20236 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c)

Dec 9, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Mar 11, 20201 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Apr 24, 20183 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • 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 22, 20151 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Apr 15, 20141 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

May 2, 20121 citation

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

Apr 21, 20111 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
May 7, 2026
On file
9 visits since April 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 6, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · May 7, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5)

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 13, 2023

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)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(3)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 9, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 11, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 24, 2018

Personnel Records

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2015

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 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 15, 2014

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 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 2, 2012

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 21, 2011

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

How they teach

Play-based

“Both offer a warm, play-based approach that sparks curiosity, builds confidence, and creates a foundation for joyful learning.”

Who cares for your child

Michelle Cusick (Director of Operations) since 2016 and Debra Wechter (Head Teacher), 25 years in early childhood.

Of 5,339 Chicago-area providers, 26 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.

What it costs

$1,208 a month for a preschooler

Preschool$1,208

Chicago-area comparison hidden: this is a half-day price, and only full-time prices are compared.

A day here

Calendar
School year
Schedule
Morning Class / Afternoon Class

Details

7735490870

Website
marymeyer.org
Address
2817 North Pine Grove
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
ages 21 months to just under 3 (Toddlers Together Program) through ages 3+ (Preschool Program)
Established
1943

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State record

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

A day here

Details

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.