Matteson · Licensed center

Childrens 2nd Language Academy

Small center, licensed for 47 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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 13 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine 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: February 20, 2026
On file: 13 visits since March 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 22, 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 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 20, 2026

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60 · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 19, 2025

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 29, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · March 6, 2020

Personnel Records

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(e)(2) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(f)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 27, 2019

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 15, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2014

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 5, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) · 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 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 5, 2013

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b) · 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 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2011 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · December 27, 2011

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 29, 2011

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5)

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)(1) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(h) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2010 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2010

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · 407.90(d)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(h)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected

Swimming and Wading

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.290(a) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 395293 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

7087482223

Address: 3535 Lincoln Hwy
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 "CHILDRENS 2ND LANGUAGE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60443 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 395293).