Chicago · Licensed center
Busy Bees After School Tutoring Center
At a glance
- Small play-based center, licensed for 47 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 6 of its licensing inspections since April 2013.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 17, 20266 citations
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Nov 22, 20221 citation
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Nov 10, 20215 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Oct 28, 20191 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Apr 29, 20136 citations
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(h)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(4)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d)(2)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Apr 22, 201312 citations
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
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)(2)
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)(5)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 63% of 139.
How all 139 Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 139 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 62%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 614%
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- February 17, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since April 2013 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 17, 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.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · February 17, 2026
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1) · 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 520000 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 22, 2022
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520000 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 10, 2021
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)
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)(5) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520000 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 28, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520000 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · April 29, 2013
Program Requirements for All Ages
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2) · 407.200(d)(4) · 407.200(h)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d)(2) · 407.220(d)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520000 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · April 22, 2013
Personnel Records
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)
Grouping and Staffing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (e) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(e)
Napping and Sleeping
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e) through (c) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e) · 407.350(c)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520000 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
How they teach
Play-based
“We believe that a great way to learn is through play and hands-on experience.”
Details
- Phone
- (312) 600-9549
- Address
- 600 W 31st St, Chicago, 60616
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 busybeeschildrencenter.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
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 "BUSY BEES AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 520000).
- Website — Checked August 2026 busybeeschildrencenter.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 "BUSY BEES AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 520000).
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.