Melrose Park · Licensed center

Eden Childcare & Development Center

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 79 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since June 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Jan 6, 202613 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Jun 27, 20251 citation
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children
  Special Requirements for School-Age Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e)
Mar 13, 2025Nothing cited
Feb 11, 202515 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
  Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260
Jan 9, 20233 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Jan 12, 20225 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Oct 27, 2020Nothing cited
Jun 30, 2010Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times had more: 72% of 128 had rules cited at 6 or more.

How all 128 Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times compare

Of the 128 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

3 of 83%
4 of 86%
5 of 819%This center
6 of 816%
7 of 818%
All 838%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 6, 2026
On file: 8 visits since June 2010 — 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 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · January 6, 2026

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(1) · Violation substantiated

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

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(d)

Equipment and Materials

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484204 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 27, 2025

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484204 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · February 11, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(p)(3)

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)

Staffing Structure

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

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260 · Violation corrected on site

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · 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 484204 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2023

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 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 484204 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 12, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 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)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484204 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2010 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Details

Phone: (708) 343-4220
Address: 2611 W Lake St, Melrose Park, 60160

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "EDEN CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENT CENTER" under Provider Name and 60160 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 484204).
Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "EDEN CHILDCARE & DEVELOPMENT CENTER" under Provider Name and 60160 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 484204).

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.