Chicago · Licensed center
Chicago Kidz Klub
A center in Chicago, licensed for 242 children. The state cited something at 5 of 7 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
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: 5 of 7 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
- May 29, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since June 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 19, 2026. 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.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · February 17, 2026
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(f)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 622717 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 29, 2025
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 622717 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 60 findings
Monitoring visit · July 30, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
12 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (f)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(7) · 407.370(e)(8) · 407.370(e)(9) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1)(a) · 407.370(f)(1)(b)
Grouping and Staffing
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (g) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(a)(1) · 407.190(d)(4) · 407.190(f) · 407.190(g)
Program Requirements for All Ages
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(b) through (n) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(b) · 407.200(d) · 407.200(d)(3) · 407.200(j) · 407.200(n)
Nutrition and Meal Service
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) through (j)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · 407.330(b) · 407.330(f) · 407.330(h) · 407.330(j)(1)
Napping and Sleeping
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a) · 407.350(a)(4) · 407.350(b)(1) · 407.350(i)(4) · 407.350(l)
Equipment and Materials
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(e)(2) · 407.380(e)(4) · 407.380(f) · 407.380(g)
Staffing Structure
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (d)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(4) · 407.90(d)(2)
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h) through (n)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(h) · 407.70(n)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) through (h)(8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) · 407.210(h)(8)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(b) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(b) · 407.260(d)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(g) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 622717 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 2, 2024
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(c) through (q)(1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(c) · 407.370(d)(4) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(q)(1)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 622717 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · June 12, 2024
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1) through (n) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(n)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation substantiated
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i) · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 622717 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 4436990823
- Address
- 4344 S Wentworth Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
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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 "CHICAGO KIDZ KLUB" under Provider Name and 60609 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 622717).