Chicago · Licensed center

Salvation Army Simpson Academy H.S.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 13 of its 14 licensing inspections since February 2013.

Of the 860 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

Apr 8, 20263 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 4, 202513 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

9 more from this inspection

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)

Dec 6, 202312 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

8 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Dec 5, 20226 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

Jan 4, 20215 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)

1 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

Dec 11, 20191 citation

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

Jul 22, 20191 citation

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Jun 14, 2019No rules cited
Jan 4, 20173 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

Dec 21, 201510 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

6 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Sep 22, 20142 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(b)

Apr 23, 20132 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(6)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)

Mar 19, 20137 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Feb 13, 20135 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(23)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)

1 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 8, 2026
On file
14 visits since February 2013 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 6, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2026

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · February 4, 2025

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

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

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · December 6, 2023

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(1) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(5) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 5, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 4, 2021

Personnel Records

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 11, 2019

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 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 22, 2019

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 4, 2017

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · December 21, 2015

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · 407.120(c)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(g)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2014

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(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 23, 2013

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) through (l)(6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · 407.390(l)(6)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · March 19, 2013

Organization and Administration

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(k)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

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) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 13, 2013

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(10)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(23) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519852 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
1321 S Paulina St
License
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State record

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

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  • Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SALVATION ARMY SIMPSON ACADEMY H.S." under Provider Name and 60608 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 519852).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SALVATION ARMY SIMPSON ACADEMY H.S." under Provider Name and 60608 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 519852).

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.