Chicago · Licensed center

Project Org & Design Studio-Pods Dev Ctr

Small developmental center, licensed for 38 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 11 licensing inspections since September 2012.

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

Feb 24, 20262 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Feb 13, 20252 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Mar 28, 20244 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

Feb 8, 202311 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

7 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(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)(6)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

Feb 18, 20223 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

Feb 7, 2020No rules cited

Feb 13, 20193 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

Jan 4, 20171 citation

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

Feb 17, 20165 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

1 more from this inspection

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

Feb 26, 20147 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

3 more from this inspection

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

Sep 20, 2012No rules cited

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: February 24, 2026
On file: 11 visits since September 2012 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 13, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2026

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 13, 2025

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 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 28, 2024

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · February 8, 2023

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(b)

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 18, 2022

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 13, 2019

Organization and Administration

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 4, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2016

Grouping and Staffing

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(1) · 407.190(e)

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 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e) · 407.100(h)

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510966 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2012 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Developmental

“Play-based sessions that target the core developmental foundations — joint attention, early problem-solving, imitation, early pre-academics.”

A day here

Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week, school year
Updates for parents: Family portal daily progress notes, same-day email replies, bi-annual parent conferences, emergency phone line

Details

7732217171

Website: projectorg.com
Address: 1401 E 79th St # 09
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 projectorg.com

State record

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

A day here

Updates for parents, Hours, Calendar — Checked August 2026 projectorg.com

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 "PROJECT ORG & DESIGN STUDIO-PODS DEV CTR" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 510966).
Website — Checked August 2026 projectorg.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.