Chicago · Licensed center

Casa Dei Bambini Montessori Of Mayfair

What these mean, and where they come from

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.

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.”In their words, August 2026.chicagomontessoriprogram.com

One of 15 Chicago-area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 6 of 6 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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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.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Details

7732837474

Website
chicagomontessoriprogram.com
Address
4967 N Elston Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
children between the ages of 2 to 6 years old

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