Chicago · Licensed center

Star Kids Math And Science Academy Inc

Small Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 46 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since August 2012.

Of the 157 Chicago-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 40% had rules cited at all 7, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Jan 9, 20261 citation

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Aug 12, 20221 citation

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

Aug 18, 20217 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

3 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

Aug 2, 20194 citations

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

Aug 16, 20182 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jul 12, 201611 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

7 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

Aug 23, 20122 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 9, 2026
On file: 7 visits since August 2012 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 9, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2026

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 12, 2022

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 18, 2021

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 2, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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)(3) · 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 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 16, 2018

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 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

5 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(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

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

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2012

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 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, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Creative Curriculum and play-based

“channel it into developing essential motor, emotional and cognitive skills through play-based learning”

A day here

Updates for parents: Uses the Smartcare app for real-time updates, daily reports, and communication

Details

7737795900

Website: 4starkids.org
Address: 11053 S Vincennes Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)
Established: 2011

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 4starkids.org/learning-center
Approach — Checked August 2026 4starkids.org/infant-daycare

State record

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

A day here

Updates for parents — Checked August 2026 4starkids.org

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "STAR KIDS MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY INC" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 508243).
Website — Checked August 2026 4starkids.org
Established — Checked August 2026 4starkids.org

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.