Joliet · Licensed center

Spanish Community Center

Medium center, licensed for 51 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 16 of its 18 licensing inspections since March 2011.

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

Jul 6, 20261 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)

Dec 18, 20254 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)

Dec 11, 20251 citation

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jun 10, 20252 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jul 11, 20243 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

May 17, 20233 citations

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

Mar 6, 2023No rules cited

Jul 10, 20182 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)

Jun 14, 20173 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Nov 14, 20164 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jul 10, 20158 citations

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(d)

4 more from this inspection

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(4)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

Jun 30, 20146 citations

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

2 more from this inspection

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)

Sep 30, 2013No rules cited

Jul 24, 201312 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)

8 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)

Mar 4, 20133 citations

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(4)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)

Aug 21, 201212 citations

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

8 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Jun 17, 201128 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

24 more from this inspection

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

Mar 1, 20113 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 6, 2026
On file: 18 visits since March 2011 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 6, 2026

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 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 18, 2025

Staffing Structure

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(b)

Organization and Administration

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 11, 2025

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 10, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 11, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2023

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 14, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6)

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 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2016

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · 407.90(f)(1)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(4) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p) · Rule cited again

Equipment and Materials

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 30, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) through (k)(1) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · 407.340(k)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Rule cited again

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2013

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (n)(2) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (c) · Rule cited again

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (1) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Rule cited again

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2013

Medications

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) through (d)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) · 407.360(d)(2) · 407.360(d)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2012 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · August 21, 2012

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (c) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) through (e) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) · 407.370(e)

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 28 findings

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2011

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(1) through (i)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(1) · 407.250(c)(3) · 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2) · 407.250(i)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Equipment and Materials

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) through (j)(6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(b) · 407.380(j)(6)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(f)(1)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c) through (k)(1) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c) · 407.340(k)(1)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(7) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 1, 2011

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) through (i)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 407.310(i)(1)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 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

8157276343

Address: 309 N Eastern Ave
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SPANISH COMMUNITY CENTER" under Provider Name and 60432 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 346491).
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.