Evanston · Licensed center

Reba Early Learning Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since November 2010.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 15, 20232 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(4)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

Jul 20, 202318 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

14 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

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

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

Jun 8, 20222 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)

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

Jul 24, 20201 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jun 4, 20194 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • 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)(2)

May 19, 20174 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Jul 21, 20162 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

Jun 13, 20145 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

Jul 25, 201311 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

7 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

Nov 30, 20103 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 15, 2023
On file
10 visits since November 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 30, 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 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 15, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(4) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · July 20, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

4 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(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(i)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (5) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(a)(5)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m) · Violation corrected

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

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 8, 2022

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j) · 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 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 4, 2019

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 19, 2017

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)

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 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 21, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2014

Personnel Records

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3) · 407.250(i)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 25, 2013

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 30, 2010

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)

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 038529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

8474756480

Address
740 Custer Avenue
License
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State record

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

Details

  • Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "REBA EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60202 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 038529).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "REBA EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60202 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 038529).
  • Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

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.