Chicago · Licensed center
Jcys Michael R Lutz Family Ct Wicker Pk
- Medium center, licensed for 104 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
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: 7 of 8 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.
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State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- August 7, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since September 2016 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 6, 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.
Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · August 7, 2026
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(10) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(10)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (m) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(m)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552128 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 2, 2026
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552128 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 27, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552128 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 31, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552128 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 21, 2021
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552128 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · July 10, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) through (8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(8)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552128 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 28, 2016
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 552128 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
- 2129 W North Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
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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 "JCYS MICHAEL R LUTZ FAMILY CT WICKER PK" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 552128).