Joliet · Licensed center
Catholic Charities Rockdale Headstart
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 28 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 all 5 of its licensing inspections since November 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 3, 20251 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Sep 17, 20249 citations
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(6)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Sep 10, 20195 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Sep 6, 20186 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
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(h)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Nov 2, 201719 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)
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)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
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)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
The state cited rules at all 5 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 53% of 127.
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 56%
- 3 of 512%
- 4 of 528%
- All 547%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 3, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2017 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 2, 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 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 3, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558307 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · September 17, 2024
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) through (n)(3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · 407.70(c) · 407.70(n)(3)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(6) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation substantiated
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 558307 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 10, 2019
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
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558307 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · September 6, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(h)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · 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 558307 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2017 Monitoring visit 19 findings
Monitoring visit · November 2, 2017
Personnel Records
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(f)
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (6) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Violation substantiated
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 substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558307 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (815) 280-2780
- Address
- 1215 Houbolt Rd Bldg A Rm 1510, Joliet, 60431
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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 August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CATHOLIC CHARITIES ROCKDALE HEADSTART" under Provider Name and 60431 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 558307).
- 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 "CATHOLIC CHARITIES ROCKDALE HEADSTART" under Provider Name and 60431 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 558307).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 usaspending.gov
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.