Chicago · Licensed center
For Your Child Preschool II
A play-based center in Chicago, licensed for 69 children. Care for an infant is $2,810 a month, more than 14 of 18 Chicago-area full-time prices. The state cited something at 8 of 10 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
How they teach
Play-based
“At For Your Child Preschool, we stand out by offering a play-based curriculum that focuses on holistic development, including social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth.”In their words. foryourchildpreschool.com, August 2026
One of 70 Chicago-area providers that describe a play-based approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Stephanie Sellers (Founder), 13 years in early childhood.
What it costs
$2,810 a month for an infant
Higher than 14 of 18 Chicago-area providers that publish a full-time infant price.
Higher than 18 of 22 Chicago-area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.
Higher than 15 of 19 Chicago-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.
For Your Child Preschool IIMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)
Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Chicago-area prices as of September 29, 2026. Part-time $1,321 to $2,205 a month. Application fee $500. Sibling discount: 5% discount on the oldest child's tuition. Prices from their website, August 2026.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 8 of 10 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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
- October 9, 2025
- On file
- 10 visits since October 2014 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 9, 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 12 findings
Monitoring visit · October 9, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (r)(3) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(r)(3)
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) · 407.380(g)
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)(5) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 20, 2025
Outdoor Play Area — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n) through (o) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n) · 407.390(o)
Organization and Administration — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(1) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · September 9, 2024
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(7) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 9, 2022
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 5, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 6, 2016
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(f)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 13, 2015
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 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 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · October 22, 2014
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(b) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(b) · 407.340(g) · 407.340(i)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 534393 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Meals
- Daily catered lunch from Beyond Green Catering, dietary accommodations available
- Outdoors
- Daily outdoor time including neighborhood park walks and 606 Trail adventures
- Sleep
- Scheduled rest time follows lunch each day
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
- Schedule
- 2-day, 3-day, or 5-day schedules
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Children with fever, contagious illness, or vomiting/diarrhea must stay home; tuition is not prorated for sick days
Details
- Phone
- 7737998064
- Website
- foryourchildpreschool.com
- Address
- 2601 W Armitage Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
- Ages
- 6 weeks to 5 years
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · foryourchildpreschool.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff — foryourchildpreschool.com
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 · foryourchildpreschool.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked August 2026 · foryourchildpreschool.com
- Sleep — Checked August 2026 · foryourchildpreschool.com
Policies
- When a child is sick — Checked August 2026 · foryourchildpreschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "FOR YOUR CHILD PRESCHOOL II" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 534393).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · foryourchildpreschool.com
- Ages — Checked August 2026 · foryourchildpreschool.com