Chicago · Licensed center

Reach For The Stars Childcareacademy Inc

Medium center, licensed for 93 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 5 of its licensing inspections since September 2025.

Of the 130 Chicago-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 45% had rules cited at all 5, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 18, 20263 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)

Mar 12, 20263 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)

Dec 10, 20254 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Definitions
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Oct 8, 202518 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

14 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(3)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)(f)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(5)

Sep 17, 202520 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

16 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
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)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Definitions
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 18, 2026
On file: 5 visits since September 2025 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 17, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 18, 2026

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)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638946 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5) · Repeat violation

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638946 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 10, 2025

Definitions

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45 · Rule cited again

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

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

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 638946 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · October 8, 2025

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Rule cited again · Repeat violation

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

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) through (d) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · 407.90(d)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (c)(3) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(c)(3)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3) · 407.320(b)(5)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (l)(1) · Repeat violation · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(l)(1)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 638946 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 20 findings

Monitoring visit · September 17, 2025

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (l)(1) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(k)(1) · 407.330(l)(1)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)

Definitions

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45 · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 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 638946 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

7738779413

Address: 6447 S King Dr
License: license issued (il)

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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 "REACH FOR THE STARS CHILDCAREACADEMY INC" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 638946).

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.