Wheeling · Licensed center
Blooming Minds Academy Day Care
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 67 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 all 7 of its licensing inspections since January 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 29, 20263 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Sep 5, 20253 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Sep 11, 20248 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Sep 9, 202212 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
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(a)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Sep 1, 202114 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Sep 21, 20183 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)(4)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Jan 29, 20181 citation
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)
The state cited rules at all 7 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had fewer: 60% of 149.
How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 75%
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 714%
- 6 of 726%
- All 740%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 29, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since January 2018 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 28, 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.
Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 29, 2026
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 560871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 5, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 560871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · September 11, 2024
Health Requirements for Children
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (10) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 560871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · September 9, 2022
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i) · 407.70(l)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270 · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 560871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · September 1, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(f)(2)
Equipment and Materials
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h) through (5)(b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h) · 407.380(j)(5)(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(b)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(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 560871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 21, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 560871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 29, 2018
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 560871 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (224) 651-2415
- Address
- 581 N Wolf Rd, Wheeling, 60090
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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 "BLOOMING MINDS ACADEMY DAY CARE" under Provider Name and 60090 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 560871).
- 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 "BLOOMING MINDS ACADEMY DAY CARE" under Provider Name and 60090 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 560871).
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.