Chicago · Licensed center

Phase I Early Childcare Center, Inc

Small center, licensed for 41 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 8 licensing inspections since February 2018.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 17% had rules cited at 7 of them, as this center did. 36% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Jun 27, 20253 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jun 21, 202412 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

8 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(7)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

Mar 24, 202219 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

15 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)
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)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)

Oct 14, 2021No rules cited

Jun 10, 20214 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

May 17, 201923 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

19 more from this inspection

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Jun 13, 201816 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

12 more from this inspection

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(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.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Feb 20, 20182 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: June 27, 2025
On file: 8 visits since February 2018 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 27, 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.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 27, 2025

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) · Violation substantiated

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 557571 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · June 21, 2024

Personnel Records

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(e)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(7) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 557571 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · March 24, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(f)(3)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 557571 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 10, 2021

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 557571 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 23 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2019

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b)

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(a)(5)

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

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(d) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 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 557571 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(5)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) · Violation substantiated

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 557571 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 20, 2018

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 557571 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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7735688058

Address: 555 W 115th St
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "PHASE I EARLY CHILDCARE CENTER, INC" under Provider Name and 60628 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 557571).

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.