Chicago · Licensed center

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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 11 licensing inspections since August 2014.

Of the 859 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

Jun 12, 20256 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

2 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

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

May 31, 20243 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d)(1)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

Jul 20, 20222 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7)

Feb 12, 2020No rules cited
Jun 12, 20195 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(b)

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

1 more from this inspection

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

May 23, 2018No rules cited
May 22, 20181 citation

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

Apr 10, 201811 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)

7 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Provisions Pertaining to Permits

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(a)(5)

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

Jul 15, 20162 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

Jul 10, 20158 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

  • Staffing Structure

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Aug 21, 20143 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
June 12, 2025
On file
11 visits since August 2014 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was July 12, 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 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2025

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · Violation corrected on site

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, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 31, 2024

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 20, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2019

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(b) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · 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 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 22, 2018

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 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · April 10, 2018

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected on site

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10) · 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 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 15, 2016

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 533266 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

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Personnel Records

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

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

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(e)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 21, 2014

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3) · 407.250(i)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 533266 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
2151 W Armitage Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

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