Chicago · Licensed center
Family Rescue/Ridgeland Daycare Ctr
- Small center, licensed for 35 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 10 of 12 cited something
Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine 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
- November 18, 2025
- On file
- 12 visits since August 2010 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 18, 2025. 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.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 17, 2024
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · June 21, 2022
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 13, 2021
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 10, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · July 24, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 20 findings
Monitoring visit · July 8, 2016
Personnel Records
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (g) · 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) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(h)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) through (n) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · 407.70(n)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · 407.90(b)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · July 31, 2012
Personnel Records
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (5) · Repeat violation · 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)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (n) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(n)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Students and Youth Aides
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · August 25, 2011
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · August 6, 2010
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 204683 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).
Details
- Website
- familyrescueinc.org
- Address
- 6824 S. Ridgeland
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "FAMILY RESCUE/RIDGELAND DAYCARE CTR" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 204683).
- Website — Checked August 2026 familyrescueinc.org