Chicago · Licensed center
Christopher House-Belmont Cragin
A center in Chicago, licensed for 351 children. The state cited something at 8 of 10 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
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.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Six staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 8 of 10 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
- June 20, 2024
- On file
- 10 visits since November 2013 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 20, 2024. 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.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · June 20, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
4 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)(7) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 18, 2023
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · August 29, 2022
Personnel Records
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) through (f)(8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1) · 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · 407.390(m)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 26, 2021
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 11, 2018
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) through (h)(8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(h)(8)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 6, 2017
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 23, 2013
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · November 8, 2013
Personnel Records
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)
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 525451 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Schedule
- full-day
Details
- Phone
- 7739227500
- Website
- christopherhouse.org
- Address
- 5235 W Belden St
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
- Ages
- infant to 5 years old
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Who cares for your child
- Staff — christopherhouse.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Schedule — Checked August 2026 · christopherhouse.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHRISTOPHER HOUSE-BELMONT CRAGIN" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 525451).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · christopherhouse.org
- Ages — Checked August 2026 · christopherhouse.org