Aurora · Licensed center
Cadence Academy Preschool
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 157 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 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since September 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 6, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 1, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 4, 20241 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Oct 30, 20235 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)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(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 22, 20233 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m)
- Nov 5, 2021Nothing cited
Sep 26, 20197 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(2)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 80% of 149 had rules cited at 5 or more.
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%This center
- 5 of 714%
- 6 of 726%
- All 740%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 6, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since September 2019 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 4, 2024. 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.
Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 4, 2024
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553669 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · October 30, 2023
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
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
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 553669 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 22, 2023
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · 407.70(m)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553669 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · September 26, 2019
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(24) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(24)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · 407.390(l)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553669 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What staff are paid
- Preschool Teacher Assistant
- $15.36 to $19.97 an hourJob posting, September 2026
- Teacher Assistant-Infant
- $15.36 to $19.97 an hourJob posting, August 2026
Details
- Phone
- (630) 499-7240
- Address
- 2520 S Eola Rd, Aurora, 60503
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Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Preschool Teacher Assistant — Checked October 2026 careers-cadence-education.icims.com
- Teacher Assistant-Infant — Checked October 2026 careers-cadence-education.icims.com
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 "CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60503 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 553669).
- 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 "CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60503 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 553669).
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.