Chicago · Licensed center

Willow Tree Child Care & Dev Center

Medium center, licensed for 51 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since September 2016.

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

Licensing inspections

Jul 17, 20255 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c)

1 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(2)

Jul 10, 202412 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

8 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(l)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Aug 22, 202319 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

15 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

Jul 19, 20222 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

Jul 26, 20192 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Sep 5, 20172 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)

Sep 27, 20162 citations

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 17, 2025
On file: 7 visits since September 2016 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 24, 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.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (q)(2) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(q)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 543827 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2024

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) through (l) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · 407.340(a)(5) · 407.340(l)

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(e)(6) · 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 543827 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · August 22, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(p)(3)

Personnel Records

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

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

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) · 407.380(j)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 543827 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 19, 2022

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 543827 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 26, 2019

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 543827 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 5, 2017

Personnel Records

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 543827 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 27, 2016

Personnel Records

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 543827 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7733607816

Address: 1800 N Western Ave # 10
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 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 "WILLOW TREE CHILD CARE & DEV CENTER" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 543827).

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.