Chicago · Licensed center
Centers For New Horizons Inc Effie Ellis
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 129 children.
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 8 of its 11 licensing inspections since September 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 6, 20221 citation
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)
- Apr 6, 2022Nothing cited
- Oct 14, 2021Nothing cited
- Jun 14, 2021Nothing cited
Sep 9, 20192 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Apr 2, 20181 citation
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
Sep 7, 20171 citation
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Sep 22, 20157 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Oct 16, 20147 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Aug 21, 20132 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Sep 21, 20115 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
The state cited rules at 8 of this center's 11 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 6, 2022
- On file
- 11 visits since September 2011 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 9, 2019. 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.
Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 6, 2022
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 9, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 2, 2018
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 7, 2017
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · September 22, 2015
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · 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 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · October 16, 2014
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(1) · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(f)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(c)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 21, 2013
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 21, 2011
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 through (o)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(o)(2)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 458752 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 357-4343
- Address
- 4301 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, 60653
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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 "CENTERS FOR NEW HORIZONS INC EFFIE ELLIS" under Provider Name and 60653 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 458752).
- Website — Checked August 2026 cnh.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 "CENTERS FOR NEW HORIZONS INC EFFIE ELLIS" under Provider Name and 60653 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 458752).
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.