Chicago · Licensed center

The Trails School Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2018.

Of the 130 Chicago-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 5% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 45% had rules cited at all 5.

Licensing inspections

Aug 26, 2025No rules cited
Mar 24, 2025No rules cited
Mar 30, 2023No rules cited
Feb 24, 2022No rules cited
Jun 26, 20182 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 26, 2025
On file
5 visits since June 2018 — 4 cited nothing
Fixed?
Correction was due July 5, 2018. 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.

Aug 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 26, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 564257 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Reggio Emilia–inspired, emergent curriculum and play-based

“Discover our play-based, emergent curriculum for ages 6 weeks–6 years.”

Who cares for your child

Jessica Pope Horak (Founder and Director) since 2018.

Of 5,339 Chicago-area providers, 26 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.

What it costs

$2,965 a month for an infant

Infant$2,965

Higher than 88% of the 17 that publish a price.

Toddler$2,835

Higher than 95% of the 21 that publish a price.

Preschool$2,650

Higher than 89% of the 18 that publish a price.

The Trails School IncMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$1,320 to $2,105 a month
Application fee
$75
Deposit
$150, not refundable

A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
Lunch and snacks provided, including organic produce and milk from Healthy Organic Kids; nut-free facility
Outdoors
Private nature-based playground with daily outdoor exploration time
Diapers
Diapers and wipes provided, included in tuition
Schedule
Full-day and half-day programs, with 5-day, 3-day (M/W/F), and 2-day (T/Th) schedules

Details

3128787970

Website
trailsschool.com
Address
1207 N Cleveland Ave
License
license issued (il)
Established
2018

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

What it costs

  • Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Deposit — Checked August 2026 trailsschool.com

State record

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

A day here

Details

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.