Chicago · Licensed center

Young Achievers Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since March 2011.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Apr 7, 20263 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

Aug 14, 20254 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

May 16, 20241 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

Apr 17, 20237 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

3 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Sep 30, 20201 citation

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Mar 8, 20194 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3)

Apr 8, 20165 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

1 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

Feb 17, 20128 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

  • Personnel Records

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(e)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1)

May 3, 20118 citations

  • 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)(6)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

4 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

Mar 22, 201112 citations

  • 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)

8 more from this inspection

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 7, 2026
On file
10 visits since March 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 7, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 7, 2026

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (b) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2025

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 16, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 17, 2023

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (5) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(a)(5)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3) · 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)(3) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m) · Violation corrected

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 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2020

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 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 8, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2012

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1) · 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(a)(3)

Personnel Records

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

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

Staffing Structure

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(e) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2011 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 3, 2011

Personnel Records

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

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)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 22, 2011

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452587 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
518-520 E. 79th St.
License
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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 "YOUNG ACHIEVERS ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 452587).

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.