Chicago · Licensed center
Casa Central Csc Child Development Cente
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 93 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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 June 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 28, 20244 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)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Apr 6, 2023Nothing cited
- Feb 11, 2020Nothing cited
Mar 6, 20181 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Mar 25, 20157 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
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(b)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Apr 11, 201411 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(i)
- Jun 10, 2011Nothing cited
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
- March 28, 2024
- On file
- 7 visits since June 2011 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 27, 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.
Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 28, 2024
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 320997 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2018
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 320997 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 25, 2015
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b)
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)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 320997 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · April 11, 2014
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
9 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(a) · 407.250(i)(1)(b) · 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(1)(i)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 320997 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 645-2300
- Address
- 1343 N California Ave, Chicago, 60622
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Sources and dates
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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 "CASA CENTRAL CSC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTE" under Provider Name and 60622 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 320997).
- Website — Checked August 2026 casacentral.org
- 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 "CASA CENTRAL CSC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTE" under Provider Name and 60622 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 320997).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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.