Chicago · Licensed center

Dandelion Nursery And Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since January 2021.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 20% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 36% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Jan 15, 2026No rules cited
Jan 6, 20265 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Dec 11, 2024No rules cited
Jul 28, 20231 citation

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jun 15, 2023No rules cited
Jan 4, 20234 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Feb 25, 20226 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Jan 14, 20218 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(h)

4 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
January 15, 2026
On file
8 visits since January 2021 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 6, 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.

Jan 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 6, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 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 585789 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 28, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 585789 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 4, 2023

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 585789 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · February 25, 2022

Personnel Records

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

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

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 585789 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2021

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(5)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · 407.60(h)

Staffing Structure

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

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 585789 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

3124963666

Address
740 N Milwaukee Ave
License
license issued (il)

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All checked August 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DANDELION NURSERY AND PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60642 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 585789).

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.