Dolton · Licensed center

Born To Explore Developmental Ctr Corp

Medium center, licensed for 55 children.
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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: 13 of 13 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: April 21, 2026
On file: 13 visits since June 2015 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 21, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 21, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation substantiated

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Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 21, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · June 1, 2023

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Rule cited again

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(a)(5) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 23, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 15, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

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)

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

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Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 15, 2018

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2017

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected

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Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · April 29, 2016

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

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(e) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) through (k)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) · 407.330(k)(3)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(7) · Violation corrected

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(g) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 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 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 15, 2015

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(c)(7) · 407.100(h)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2015

Nutrition and Meal Service

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · 407.330(d) · 407.330(e) · 407.330(k)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (q) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(p) · 407.370(q)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · 407.390(l)

Staffing Structure

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

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Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 21, 2015

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(g)(2) · 407.330(g)(4)

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(4) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 7, 2015

Students and Youth Aides

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(1) · 407.160(a)(2) · 407.160(a)(3)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(4) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(4) · 407.350(b)(1)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(f)

Staffing Structure

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(8) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522249 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 26, 2015

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(3)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(c) through (d)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(c) · 407.190(d)(4)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected

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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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Address: 1021 E Sibley Blvd Ste 1
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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