Chicago · Licensed center

Moadon Kol Chadash

Medium play-based center, licensed for 50 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since July 2024.

Of the 134 Chicago-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 38% had rules cited at all 6, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Jun 25, 20265 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(e)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

1 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

Jul 23, 20258 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

4 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

Dec 10, 20242 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Oct 31, 20242 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)

Sep 30, 20244 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

Jul 30, 202412 citations

Provisions Pertaining to Permits
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)

8 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(f)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: June 25, 2026
On file: 6 visits since July 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 25, 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.

Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 25, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected on site

Volunteers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(e) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625295 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 23, 2025

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)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(b)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625295 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 10, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625295 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 31, 2024

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625295 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2024

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · 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(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625295 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 30, 2024

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(f)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected on site

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f) · Violation corrected on site

Organization and Administration

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected on site

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625295 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

Play-based and faith-based

“Gan Gani, "my preschool," is a year-round Hebrew immersion preschool program in which children engage in constructive curriculum in a play based setting.”

A day here

Hours: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Schedule: half-day, full-day

Details

7736616340

Website: moadonkolchadash.org
Address: 2464 N Clybourn Ave
License: license issued (il)
Ages they serve: 9 months to 6 years
Established: 1989

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 moadonkolchadash.org

State record

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

A day here

Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked August 2026 moadonkolchadash.org

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 "MOADON KOL CHADASH" under Provider Name and 60614 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 625295).
Website — Checked August 2026 moadonkolchadash.org
Ages they serve, Established — Checked August 2026 moadonkolchadash.org
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

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.