Chicago · Licensed center
Busy Bees After School Tutoring Center
A play-based center in Chicago, licensed for 47 children. The state cited something at 6 of 6 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Small center. Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.
How they teach
Play-based
“We believe that a great way to learn is through play and hands-on experience.”In their words. busybeeschildrencenter.com, August 2026
One of 70 Chicago-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 6 of 6 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
- 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
Cited: 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 on site · Violation corrected
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.
Details
- Phone
- 3126009549
- Website
- busybeeschildrencenter.com
- Address
- 600 W 31st St
- License
- license issued (il)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · busybeeschildrencenter.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. 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