Chicago · Licensed center
Chicago Youth Centers-Epstein Center
A center in Chicago, licensed for 49 children. The state cited something at 12 of 12 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: 12 of 12 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
- December 10, 2025
- On file
- 12 visits since November 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was January 9, 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.
Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 10, 2025
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(e)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 17 findings
Monitoring visit · October 24, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(h)
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(e)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) through (p)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) · 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(e)(7) · 407.370(p)(2)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k)(1) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · October 12, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(4)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(c) · 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
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 12, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 16, 2020
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(e)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · October 2, 2019
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)
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)(1) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 7, 2017
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) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 15, 2016
Provisions Pertaining to the License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) · 407.60(h)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(e)(2) · Violation corrected
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(c) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2015
Equipment and Materials
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 20, 2013
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · Violation corrected
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2011
Equipment and Materials
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(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 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2010
Medications
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (c)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(2)
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 066515 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7737625655
- Address
- 3415 W 13th Pl
- License
- license issued (il)
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All checked July 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 YOUTH CENTERS-EPSTEIN CENTER" under Provider Name and 60623 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 066515).