Chicago · Licensed center
Family Focus Hyde Park
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 124 children.
What to know
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 July 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 9, 20264 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
Jul 17, 202514 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(d)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(1)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Mar 12, 20252 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Sep 30, 20241 citation
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Jul 31, 20243 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h)
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 9, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since July 2024 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 9, 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.
Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 9, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(i)
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(d) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 631203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · July 17, 2025
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(b)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(1) · 407.130(m)
Hand Washing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · 407.320(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d) · 407.370(d)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 631203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 12, 2025
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 631203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 30, 2024
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 631203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 31, 2024
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 631203 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 643-0452
- Address
- 5467 S University Ave, Chicago, 60615
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "FAMILY FOCUS HYDE PARK" under Provider Name and 60615 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 631203).
- 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 "FAMILY FOCUS HYDE PARK" under Provider Name and 60615 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 631203).
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.