Chicago · Licensed center
Henry Booth House/Near South Head Start
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 39 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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 all 8 of its licensing inspections since April 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 1, 20261 citation
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
May 14, 20254 citations
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(i)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Mar 8, 20222 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)
Mar 15, 20215 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Apr 14, 20161 citation
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5)
Mar 3, 201511 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)
Mar 18, 20131 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Apr 30, 20102 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
The state cited rules at all 8 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times had fewer: 63% of 128.
How all 128 Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 128 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 86%
- 5 of 819%
- 6 of 816%
- 7 of 818%
- All 838%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 1, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since April 2010 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 1, 2026. 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.
May 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 1, 2026
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 14, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (i) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(i)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 8, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 15, 2021
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 14, 2016
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · March 3, 2015
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
Hand Washing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) through (c)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · 407.320(c)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) · 407.330(l)(2)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 18, 2013
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 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 30, 2010
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(d)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 291788 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (312) 791-0424
- Address
- 2929 South Wabash, Chicago, 60616
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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 "HENRY BOOTH HOUSE/NEAR SOUTH HEAD START" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 291788).
- 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 "HENRY BOOTH HOUSE/NEAR SOUTH HEAD START" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 291788).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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.