Chicago · Licensed center
Altgeld I Early Learning Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 166 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 11 of its 12 licensing inspections since May 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 9, 20264 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Jul 17, 20253 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(b)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(9)
- Apr 23, 2024Nothing cited
Mar 20, 20238 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
May 17, 202212 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)
Apr 6, 20183 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
Apr 21, 20177 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190
Apr 5, 20168 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(6)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(7)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 38550.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 38550.
Apr 7, 20154 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(g)
Apr 21, 20145 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Jul 23, 20123 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)
May 16, 20116 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
The state cited rules at 11 of this center's 12 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
- March 9, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since May 2011 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 9, 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 9, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 17, 2025
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(b) · 407.310(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(9) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · March 20, 2023
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 through (a)(3) · Violation corrected · Repeat violation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 407.100(f)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 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 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · May 17, 2022
Personnel Records
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(3)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 21, 2017
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2)
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)(1) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected on site
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · April 5, 2016
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (c)(7) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(c)(6) · 407.210(c)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) through (p) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) · 407.370(p)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(b) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 38550.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 7, 2015
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(g)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 21, 2014
Grouping and Staffing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 23, 2012
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(l)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2011 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · May 16, 2011
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (n)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(8) · 407.370(n)(2)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 001330 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 468-3055
- Address
- 13107 S Ingleside, Chicago, 60827
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ALTGELD I EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60827 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 001330).
- Website — Checked August 2026 cnh.org
- 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 "ALTGELD I EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60827 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 001330).
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.