Aurora · Licensed center

Montessori Childrens Garden

Medium center, licensed for 75 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 11 licensing inspections since October 2014.

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

Aug 29, 202511 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

7 more from this inspection

Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Oct 11, 20247 citations

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(1)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)

3 more from this inspection

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)

Oct 25, 20233 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Sep 18, 20231 citation

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)(2)

Sep 2, 20221 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Sep 8, 2021No rules cited

Oct 6, 20202 citations

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

Sep 12, 20197 citations

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(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)

3 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Sep 14, 20182 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Sep 7, 20175 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

1 more from this inspection

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

Oct 27, 20141 citation

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 29, 2025
On file: 11 visits since October 2014 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 18, 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.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Outdoor Play Area

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

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · October 11, 2024

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(j)(5)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(1) · 407.350(e)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 25, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

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 · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2023

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 2, 2022

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 6, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Rule cited again

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 12, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) through (e) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(e)

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 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 14, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Rule cited again

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 7, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · 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 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 27, 2014

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

6308201010

Address: 2300 Montgomery Rd
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 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 "MONTESSORI CHILDRENS GARDEN" under Provider Name and 60504 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 525873).

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.