Chicago · Licensed center

Ravenswood Community Child Care Center

Small center, licensed for 45 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 8 of its licensing inspections since September 2010.

Of the 126 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 37% had rules cited at all 8, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 28, 20231 citation

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

Aug 16, 20212 citations

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

Oct 7, 201912 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

8 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Animals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(a)
Animals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Oct 15, 20152 citations

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

Aug 11, 201417 citations

Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

13 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Animals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(f)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

Oct 7, 201311 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

7 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

Oct 22, 20124 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)

Sep 14, 20103 citations

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 28, 2023
On file: 8 visits since September 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was October 31, 2023. 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 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 28, 2023

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 403684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 16, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 403684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation substantiated

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

Animals

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(a) · 407.300(b)

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 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 403684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 15, 2015

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 403684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · August 11, 2014

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h) through (i)(2)(e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h) · 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(1)(a) · 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(2)(a) · 407.250(i)(2)(b) · 407.250(i)(2)(e)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

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)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11) · Violation corrected

Animals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(f) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 403684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2013

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 403684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 22, 2012

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 403684 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 14, 2010

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 403684 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, and a typical day aren’t on this page.

Policies

Enrollment: children of parenting teens/graduates get first priority, up to 1/3 of enrollment; remaining slots open to the general community

Details

7732714495

Website: rc4cares.org
Address: 4908 N Damen Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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Sources and dates

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Policies

Enrollment — Checked August 2026 rc4cares.org/…/teen-parent-program.html

Details

Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "RAVENSWOOD COMMUNITY CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60625 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 403684).
Website — Checked August 2026 rc4cares.org
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "RAVENSWOOD COMMUNITY CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60625 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 403684).

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.