Chicago · Licensed center
Gads Hill Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 123 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 9 of its 14 licensing inspections since January 2020.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 16, 202521 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
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)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(m)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Jul 17, 2024Nothing cited
Dec 20, 20232 citations
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Jun 12, 2023Nothing cited
Jan 11, 20231 citation
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Nov 23, 20223 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340
- May 16, 2022Nothing cited
May 11, 20223 citations
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)
- Jan 13, 2022Nothing cited
Nov 17, 20211 citation
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(f)
- Mar 5, 2021Nothing cited
Aug 13, 20202 citations
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
Feb 20, 20201 citation
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190
Jan 30, 20202 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
The state cited rules at 9 of this center's 14 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
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
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 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.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 893-5877
- Address
- 4255 S Archer Ave, Chicago, 60632
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. 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).
- 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 "GADS HILL CENTER" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 583593).
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.