Chicago · Licensed center
Blocks Infant Toddler Child Care Center
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 21 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since March 2012.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 11, 20213 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
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)(8)
Aug 14, 20202 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Mar 31, 20141 citation
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Mar 9, 20124 citations
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times had the same: 59% of 117.
How all 117 Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 117 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None2%
- 1 of 44%
- 2 of 413%
- 3 of 422%
- All 459%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 11, 2021
- On file
- 4 visits since March 2012 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 24, 2021. 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 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 11, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(8)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 14, 2020
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
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 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 31, 2014
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 9, 2012
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 451074 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What it costs
- Application fee
- $75
- Deposit
- $425, refundable
A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals
- Meals
- Organic milk, catered organic lunches, whole-grain breads/cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables; peanut-free, no added sugary items; scheduled meals/snacks for toddlers through school age, infants on individual schedules
Policies
- Enrollment
- Deposit is non-refundable until care begins; once care has started, the deposit is refundable with 30 days' written notice
Details
- Phone
- (312) 765-0043
- Address
- 657 S Wells St, Chicago, 60607
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, tuition, teaching approach, ratios and staff, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
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What it costs
- Application fee, Deposit — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/registration.html
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/meals.html
- Hours — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/blocks-south-loop.html
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/registration.html
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 "BLOCKS INFANT TODDLER CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60607 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 451074).
- Website — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com
- 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 "BLOCKS INFANT TODDLER CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60607 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 451074).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 blockscenters.com/blocks-south-loop.html
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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.