Chicago · Licensed center

Angels "R" US Kidz Academy, Inc.

Medium center, licensed for 76 children.

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 11 of 11 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: November 19, 2025
On file: 11 visits since October 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 19, 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · November 19, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(7) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(7)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (q)(1) · Violation corrected

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g) · Violation corrected on site

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation substantiated

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 1, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 26 findings

Monitoring visit · July 14, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · 407.130(j) · 407.130(l)(2)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) through (24) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · 407.210(f)(9) · 407.210(f)(24)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2021

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) · 407.120(e)(3)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (e)(3) · Violation substantiated

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 11, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 7, 2018

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 19, 2018

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 4, 2014

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(f)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2013

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 21, 2011

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2011 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 5, 2011

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(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 506679 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

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Website: angelsruskidzacademy.com
Address: 3945 S Indiana Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ANGELS R US KIDZ ACADEMY, INC." under Provider Name and 60653 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 506679).
Website — Checked August 2026 angelsruskidzacademy.com