Joliet · Licensed center
Catholic Charities Alexandria Drive Elc
A center in Joliet, licensed for 92 children. The state cited something at 11 of 11 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 11 of 11 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 11, 2025
- On file
- 11 visits since August 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 14, 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.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 11, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) through (11) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)
Guidance and Discipline — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) through (e) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · 407.270(c)(6)(e)
Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
Napping and Sleeping — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 14, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) through (b)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1) · 407.100(b)(2)
Program Requirements for All Ages
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) through (r) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · 407.200(r)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 1, 2023
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · July 2, 2019
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(g) · Violation corrected
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 25, 2018
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected
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)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · July 19, 2016
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(f)(1) · 407.120(f)(2)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 22, 2015
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (7) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (n)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(n)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · October 24, 2013
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) through (r)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · 407.370(r)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 6, 2012
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 22, 2011
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 3, 2010
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 427323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 8157308940
- Address
- 1704 Alexandria Dr
- License
- license issued (il)
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Sources and dates
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All checked August 2026.
State record
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CATHOLIC CHARITIES ALEXANDRIA DRIVE ELC" under Provider Name and 60436 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 427323).