Chicago · Licensed center
It Takes A Village Services Inc
A Creative Curriculum center in Chicago, licensed for 126 children. The state cited something at 7 of 13 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Large center. 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.
How they teach
Creative Curriculum and play-based
“We utilize the Creative Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers to offer a nurturing, safe, child-centered environment in which the child leads based upon their natural curiosity.”In their words. itavschools.org, August 2026
“When the children turn two we introduce them to a play based curriculum called Engage NY for Math to introduce them to spatial concepts, geometric shapes, number concepts and fun finger plays.”In their words. itavschools.org, August 2026
One of 26 Chicago-area providers that describe a Creative Curriculum approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
Four staff are named on their site, with no start years given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 7 of 13 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
- August 18, 2026
- On file
- 13 visits since May 2015 — 6 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 27, 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 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 27, 2026
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Rule cited again
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414623 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2026 Monitoring visit 22 findings
Monitoring visit · May 26, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(l)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414623 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 6, 2026
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414623 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · April 15, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b) · Violation corrected on site
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414623 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · May 15, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(11)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414623 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 27, 2016
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414623 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 14, 2015
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 414623 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Diapers
- Diapers and wipes provided free (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Policies
- Special needs
- ASQ developmental screening for all children, with referral to Early Intervention and on-site therapist services when needed (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Details
- Phone
- 7732761730
- Website
- itavschools.org
- Address
- 4000 W Division St
- License
- license issued (il)
- Established
- 2004
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · itavschools.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · itavschools.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff — itavschools.org
Who cares for your child
- Staff — itavschools.org
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
- Diapers — Checked August 2026 · itavschools.org
Policies
- Special needs — Checked August 2026 · itavschools.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "IT TAKES A VILLAGE SERVICES INC" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 414623).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · itavschools.org
- Established — Checked August 2026 · itavschools.org