Chicago · Licensed center
Gads Hill Center
- Large center, licensed for 123 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What these mean, and where they come from
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
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: 9 of 14 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
- January 16, 2025
- On file
- 14 visits since January 2020 — 5 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 15, 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.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 21 findings
Monitoring visit · January 16, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (m) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(m)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 20, 2023
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(d) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 11, 2023
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 23, 2022
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340 · Violation corrected on site
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected on site
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 11, 2022
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(6)
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 17, 2021
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 13, 2020
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 20, 2020
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 30, 2020
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(24) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(24)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 583593 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
- Address
- 4255 S Archer Ave
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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Details
- Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "GADS HILL CENTER" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 583593).