Chicago · Licensed center

It Takes A Village At River City, LLC

Large center, licensed for 231 children.
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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: 6 of 10 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: December 19, 2024
On file: 10 visits since September 2013 — 4 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 24, 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.

Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 21 findings

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (i) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(i)

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (g) · Violation substantiated · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(g)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Repeat violation

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Repeat violation

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480664 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 27 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2023

Equipment and Materials

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(b) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(b) · 407.380(j)(4)(c) · 407.380(j)(4)(d) · 407.380(j)(4)(g) · 407.380(j)(4)(h) · 407.380(j)(4)(i) · 407.380(j)(4)(j) · 407.380(j)(4)(k)

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(i)

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (r) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(r)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480664 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 22 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2022

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(5)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(i)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4) through (c) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4) · 407.90(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(2) through (c)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(2) · 407.100(c)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation substantiated

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480664 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 17, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (8) · Violation substantiated · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(8)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480664 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 9, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480664 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2016 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2013

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480664 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

3126750053

Address: 800 S Wells St Ste 180
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked August 2026.

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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 "IT TAKES A VILLAGE AT RIVER CITY, LLC" under Provider Name and 60607 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 480664).