Tinley Park · Licensed center

Tinley Childcare Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since May 2023.

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

Licensing inspections

Jan 7, 20261 citation

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b)

Aug 14, 202529 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

25 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

  • Hand Washing

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d)

  • Outdoor Play Area

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

Jan 21, 20251 citation

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(b)

Apr 8, 20242 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Aug 7, 202313 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

9 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)(e)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA8.

Jul 12, 202315 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

11 more from this inspection

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(5)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA8.

May 17, 202313 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(2)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

9 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
January 7, 2026
On file
7 visits since May 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 5, 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 7, 2026

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 29 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2025

Personnel Records

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(1) · 407.120(e)(2) · 407.120(e)(3) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Health Requirements for Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation substantiated

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1)

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) through (l)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · 407.390(l) · 407.390(l)(1)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · 407.320(c)(4)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · 407.360(e)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 21, 2025

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2023

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (b) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(4) · 407.90(b)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (e) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(e)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · 407.270(c)(6)(e)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Repeat violation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA8.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(e)

Nutrition and Meal Service

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (k)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(h) · 407.330(k)(1) · 407.330(k)(5)

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · 407.90(d) · 407.90(f)

Personnel Records

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA8.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2023

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (8) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(8)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(2) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation substantiated

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
7012 171st St
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "TINLEY CHILDCARE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60477 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 617424).

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.