Zion · Licensed center
A Solid Foundation
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 105 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 6 of its 16 licensing inspections since May 2016.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 9, 20263 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)
- Feb 26, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 20, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 25, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 15, 20241 citation
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b)
- Aug 1, 2023Nothing cited
- Mar 6, 2023Nothing cited
- Feb 9, 2022Nothing cited
Oct 8, 20211 citation
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
- Apr 23, 2021Nothing cited
Mar 9, 20201 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Oct 25, 2019Nothing cited
Mar 22, 20192 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- Jun 6, 2018Nothing cited
- Oct 27, 2016Nothing cited
May 16, 20169 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(2)
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(3)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(k)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
The state cited rules at 6 of this center's 16 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 9, 2026
- On file
- 16 visits since May 2016 — 10 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 30, 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 9, 2026
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(l)(2)
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 524082 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 15, 2024
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524082 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 8, 2021
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524082 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 9, 2020
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524082 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 22, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 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 524082 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · May 16, 2016
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) through (11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)
Students and Youth Aides
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(2) · 407.160(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · 407.270(g)
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
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524082 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (224) 306-4945
- Address
- 4527 Il Route 173 Ste 108, Zion, 60099
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 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 "A SOLID FOUNDATION" under Provider Name and 60099 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 524082).
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "A SOLID FOUNDATION" under Provider Name and 60099 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 524082).
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.