Elgin · Licensed center
Bethlehem Lutheran Child Dev. Center
A center in Elgin, licensed for 69 children. The state cited something at 10 of 10 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. 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: 10 of 10 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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
- June 3, 2025
- On file
- 10 visits since June 2015 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 3, 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.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 23 findings
Monitoring visit · June 3, 2025
Guidance and Discipline
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(b)
Equipment and Materials
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(e)(1) · 407.380(e)(3) · 407.380(j)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) · 407.70(l)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · 407.210(h)(5)
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(n) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · June 3, 2024
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected on site
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 13, 2023
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Rule cited again
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 7, 2023
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 29, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 21, 2020
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 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 24, 2019
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 24, 2018
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 14, 2015
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · June 12, 2015
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(1) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 8477417743
- Address
- 340 Grand Blvd
- License
- license issued (il)
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All checked August 2026.
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHILD DEV. CENTER" under Provider Name and 60120 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 250460).