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Vilaseca Josephine Center

Medium center, licensed for 91 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
Shortlist has found no website for it yet.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since February 2012.

Of the 860 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

Feb 17, 2026No rules cited

Dec 15, 20257 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

3 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Dec 18, 20241 citation

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Dec 11, 2023No rules cited

Jan 19, 20231 citation

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

Dec 2, 20212 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

Feb 6, 20202 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)

Dec 13, 20173 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)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Dec 6, 20165 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(l)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)

1 more from this inspection

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i)

Jan 22, 20162 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Feb 3, 20152 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

Feb 1, 20129 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)

5 more from this inspection

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(7)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: February 17, 2026
On file: 12 visits since February 2012 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 15, 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.

Feb 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 15, 2025

Personnel Records

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

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 18, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 19, 2023

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 2, 2021

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)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 6, 2020

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 13, 2017

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

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 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 6, 2016

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(3) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 3, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · February 1, 2012

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(2) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d)(1) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(d)(1)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(7) · Violation corrected

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 021287 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

8157271467

Address: 351 N Chicago St
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "VILASECA JOSEPHINE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60432 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 021287).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

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.