Joliet · Licensed center

Educare Learning Centers Inc

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 56 children.

What to know

License: 2 years to 6 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 all 5 of its licensing inspections since October 2013.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Jun 13, 20182 citations
- 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)(4)
Jun 6, 20172 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jun 10, 20162 citations
- Volunteers
  Volunteers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
Feb 29, 201618 citations
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children
  Special Requirements for School-Age Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2)
- Definitions
  Definitions
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(3)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(4)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)(3)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(4)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(4)(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(4)(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
Oct 25, 20139 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(c)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(a)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(b)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g)
- Provisions Pertaining to Permits
  Provisions Pertaining to Permits
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(a)(14)

The state cited rules at all 5 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 53% of 127.

How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times compare

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

1 of 56%
2 of 56%
3 of 512%
4 of 528%
All 547%This center

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: June 13, 2018
On file: 5 visits since October 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 13, 2018. 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 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2018

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 6, 2017

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 10, 2016

Volunteers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · February 29, 2016

Grouping and Staffing

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (d)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(2) · 407.190(d)(3) · 407.190(d)(4)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (e)(4)(c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(e)(4) · 407.260(e)(4)(b) · 407.260(e)(4)(c)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (p) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(p)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · 407.90(f)(1)

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)

Definitions

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45 · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)(3) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · October 25, 2013

Outdoor Play Area

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(a) through (g) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(a) · 407.390(b) · 407.390(f) · 407.390(g)

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(a)(14) · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

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

Personnel Records

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(c) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513178 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (815) 436-4024
Address: 3171 T Hickey Ave, Joliet, 60435

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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 "EDUCARE LEARNING CENTERS INC" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513178).
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 "EDUCARE LEARNING CENTERS INC" under Provider Name and 60435 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513178).

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.