Des Plaines · Licensed center

The Little Blue Bear

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 8 of its licensing inspections since June 2017.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at all 8, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Jun 18, 202511 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

7 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(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

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

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

Jun 12, 20247 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

3 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

Jun 7, 202318 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

14 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

  • 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)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

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

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

Jul 18, 202213 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

9 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

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

Jun 24, 20219 citations

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)

5 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(a)

Nov 13, 20199 citations

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(1)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)

5 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

Jun 18, 20183 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

Jun 9, 20175 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380

1 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
June 18, 2025
On file
8 visits since June 2017 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was July 18, 2025. 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.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · June 18, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10)

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)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 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)(2) · 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, CCASEC7.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · 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)(3) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · June 7, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10)

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(h)

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2022

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10) · 407.310(d)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2021

Guidance and Discipline

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(a)(1) · 407.270(a)(2) · 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(b)

Students and Youth Aides

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2) · Violation corrected

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · November 13, 2019

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · 407.70(l)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · 407.130(m)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(1) · Violation corrected

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 18, 2018

Organization and Administration

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

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(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 9, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 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

8478267998

Address
675 E Algonquin Rd
License
pending renewal application (rn)

Run The Little Blue Bear? Correct or add anything here, free.

Add what is missing
Sources and dates

Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.

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 "THE LITTLE BLUE BEAR" under Provider Name and 60016 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 548837).

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.