Homewood · Licensed center

Stepping Stones Child Care

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since May 2013.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

May 27, 20262 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jun 3, 20252 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

May 2, 20233 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Sep 29, 20201 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jun 17, 20193 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)

  • Staffing Structure

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

May 11, 201710 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(i)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

6 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

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

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

Apr 26, 20163 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

Apr 9, 20153 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

May 6, 20149 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

5 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e)

May 7, 201317 citations

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)

13 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(d)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(4)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
May 27, 2026
On file
10 visits since May 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 26, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 27, 2026

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 300653 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 3, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300653 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 2, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 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 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 29, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2019

Staffing Structure

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2017 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · May 11, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · 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 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 26, 2016

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(d) · 407.100(f)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2015

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2014 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 6, 2014

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(g)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · May 7, 2013

Outdoor Play Area

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(d) through (l)(6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(d) · 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(i)(4) · 407.390(l)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(p)(1)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · 407.350(e)

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 300653 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
17560 Dixie Hwy
License
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All checked August 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 "STEPPING STONES CHILD CARE" under Provider Name and 60430 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 300653).

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.