Oswego · Licensed center
Cadence Academy Preschool
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 122 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 9 of its 10 licensing inspections since October 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 25, 20251 citation
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Nov 18, 20242 citations
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)(4)
- Jan 25, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 21, 20231 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Aug 31, 20222 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2)
Oct 5, 20212 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)(4)
Nov 17, 20203 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)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Oct 9, 20198 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Oct 29, 20182 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Oct 24, 20179 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)
The state cited rules at 9 of this center's 10 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- September 25, 2025
- On file
- 10 visits since October 2017 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 25, 2025. 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.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 25, 2025
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2024
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)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 21, 2023
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 31, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Rule cited again
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 5, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 17, 2020
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · October 9, 2019
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected · Repeat violation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · 407.390(l)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · Rule cited again
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 29, 2018
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected on site
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · October 24, 2017
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(a)(3) · 407.340(a)(4) · 407.340(a)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) through (p) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(p)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2) through (r) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2) · 407.370(r)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553673 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
- $15.11 to $19.65 an hourJob posting, October 2026
Details
- Phone
- (630) 381-8408
- Address
- 1020 Station Dr, Oswego, 60543
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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
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 60543 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 553673).
- 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 60543 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 553673).
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.