Chicago · Licensed center
Casa Dei Bambini Montessori Of Mayfair
At a glance
- Small Montessori center, licensed for 48 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
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 all 6 of its licensing inspections since January 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 25, 20242 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Dec 4, 20231 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Jan 3, 20221 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Jan 25, 20215 citations
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Mar 1, 20193 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Jan 18, 20181 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 63% of 139.
How all 139 Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 139 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 62%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 614%
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- November 25, 2024
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2018 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 25, 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 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 25, 2024
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 4, 2023
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 3, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 25, 2021
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 1, 2019
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 18, 2018
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554513 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
How they teach
Montessori
“We follow the teaching and Montessori philosophy of Maria Montessori, honoring the unique potential in each child and guiding them in their child development to become independent, responsible, and caring citizens of the world.”
Details
- Phone
- (773) 283-7474
- Address
- 4967 N Elston Ave, Chicago, 60630
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 chicagomontessoriprogram.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Hours — Checked August 2026 chicagomontessoriprogram.com
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 DEI BAMBINI MONTESSORI OF MAYFAIR" under Provider Name and 60630 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 554513).
- Website — Checked August 2026 chicagomontessoriprogram.com
- 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 DEI BAMBINI MONTESSORI OF MAYFAIR" under Provider Name and 60630 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 554513).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 chicagomontessoriprogram.com
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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.