Chicago · Licensed center

Positive Attitudes Working Daycare

Small center, licensed for 36 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 12 licensing inspections since September 2013.

Of the 859 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

Sep 11, 2026No rules cited

Aug 12, 20257 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

3 more from this inspection

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

Sep 22, 20247 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

3 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

Aug 31, 20236 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7)

2 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

Oct 7, 2021No rules cited

Aug 19, 20217 citations

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

3 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)

Apr 8, 2021No rules cited

Aug 2, 20182 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Aug 22, 20171 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Aug 20, 20154 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Oct 9, 20141 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370

Sep 20, 20131 citation

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: September 11, 2026
On file: 12 visits since September 2013 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was October 22, 2024. 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.

Sep 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 12, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 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 524024 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · 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(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524024 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 31, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524024 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

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 19, 2021

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524024 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 2, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 524024 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 22, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524024 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2015

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524024 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 9, 2014

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524024 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 20, 2013

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524024 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

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Website: paw-preschool.com
Address: 757 N Austin Blvd
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

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 "POSITIVE ATTITUDES WORKING DAYCARE" under Provider Name and 60644 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 524024).
Website — Checked August 2026 paw-preschool.com

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.