Chicago · Licensed center
First Academy
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 62 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 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since October 2016.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 15, 20251 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Sep 13, 20232 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
- Dec 14, 2022Nothing cited
Sep 28, 20226 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
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)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
- Nov 23, 2020Nothing cited
Oct 6, 201622 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(5)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)(e)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had more: 68% of 139 had rules cited at 5 or more.
How all 139 Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 139 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 62%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 614%This center
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 15, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since October 2016 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 14, 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.
Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 15, 2025
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541611 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 13, 2023
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541611 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · September 28, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation substantiated
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541611 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 22 findings
Monitoring visit · October 6, 2016
Guidance and Discipline
14 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) through (c)(6)(e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) · 407.270(a)(2) · 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(b)(1) · 407.270(b)(2) · 407.270(b)(3) · 407.270(b)(4) · 407.270(c)(1) · 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(4) · 407.270(c)(5) · 407.270(c)(6) · 407.270(c)(6)(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)
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)
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)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 541611 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 944-9031
- Address
- 2557 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, 60659
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Sources and dates
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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 "FIRST ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 541611).
- 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 "FIRST ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 541611).
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.