South Holland · Licensed center

Windy City Kiddie Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 11 licensing inspections since November 2023.

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

Aug 19, 2026No rules cited
Nov 20, 202520 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Personnel Records

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

16 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Aug 12, 20255 citations

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(e)(3)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d)

1 more from this inspection

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i)

Feb 5, 20254 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Staffing Structure

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

Nov 4, 202413 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Personnel Records

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

9 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Jul 2, 2024No rules cited
Jun 18, 20242 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Feb 23, 20242 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Jan 22, 20243 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

Dec 15, 20232 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

Nov 9, 20235 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

1 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 19, 2026
On file
11 visits since November 2023 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 20, 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.

Aug 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 20 findings

Monitoring visit · November 20, 2025

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

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

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i) · 407.70(l)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) through (d)(1) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 12, 2025

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) · 407.60(d)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2025

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(a)(5)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2024

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(f)(2)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)

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)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 18, 2024

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 23, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 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 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2024

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 15, 2023

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 9, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 623691 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

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Address
831 E 162nd St
License
license issued (il)

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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 "WINDY CITY KIDDIE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60473 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 623691).

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.