Chicago · Licensed center

Just For Kids LLC

Large center, licensed for 156 children.

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, teaching approach, ratios and staff, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 10 of 11 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: November 4, 2025
On file: 11 visits since April 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2025

Transportation

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) through (q) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · 407.280(q)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 20, 2023

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · March 21, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(2) through (g) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(2) · 407.370(b) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(g)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) through (i)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 407.310(i) · 407.310(i)(1)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) · Violation substantiated

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 6, 2023

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2022

Transportation

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(1) through (t) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(1) · 407.280(o) · 407.280(t)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(d)

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2020

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 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 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2019

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)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 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 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 6, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 7, 2012

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 27, 2010

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 441127 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).

A day here

Meals: Provides breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks throughout the day
Hours: 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM

Details

7737799070

Website: justforkidsllc.com
Address: 11024 S Bell Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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A day here

Meals, Hours — Checked August 2026 justforkidsllc.com

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "JUST FOR KIDS LLC" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 441127).
Website — Checked August 2026 justforkidsllc.com