Chicago · Licensed center

Busy Bees Child Development Center II

A play-based center in Chicago, licensed for 118 children. The state cited something at 4 of 4 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).

How they teach

Play-based

“We believe that a great way to learn is through play and hands-on experience. We provide opportunities to gain experiences by encouraging social interactions and play.”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.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 4 of 4 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
March 11, 2026
On file
4 visits since September 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 11, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 11, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(i)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1) · 407.330(l)(1)

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519995 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(r)

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519995 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 16, 2015

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519995 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2013

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519995 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

A day here

Meals
Provides warm, nutritious meals

Details

Phone
3128883167
Website
busybeeschildrencenter.com
Address
2351b S Wentworth Ave Fl 2
License
license issued (il)
Ages
infants, preschool, and school age children

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

State record

Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.

A day here

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 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER II" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 519995).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 · busybeeschildrencenter.com
  • Ages — Checked August 2026 · busybeeschildrencenter.com