Glen Ellyn · Licensed center

Childtime Childrens Center

What these mean, and where they come from

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: 9 of 14 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
May 22, 2026
On file
14 visits since December 2011 — 5 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was July 17, 2021. 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.

May 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 15, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 30, 2017

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(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 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 6, 2016

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 4, 2015

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2014 Monitoring visit 20 findings

Monitoring visit · May 6, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

5 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(d) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (c) · Violation corrected

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · 407.360(f)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j)(5)(b) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(j)(5)(b)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(l)(2)

Staffing Structure

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1) · 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 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2014

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) through (r) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · 407.200(r)

Transportation

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(h) through (o) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(h) · 407.280(o)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 2, 2013

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected on site

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 099791 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2011 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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

6304698844

Address
364 Geneva Rd
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Chain
ChildtimeSource: childtime.com
Owner
American Securities (via Learning Care Group)Childtime is one of Learning Care Group's brands. The private-equity firm American Securities lists Learning Care Group among its current companies, an investment it made in 2014. american-securities.com

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  • Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHILDTIME CHILDRENS CENTER" under Provider Name and 60137 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 099791).
  • Chain — Checked September 2026 childtime.com
  • Owner — Checked September 2026 american-securities.com