Elmhurst · Licensed center
Kiddie Academy Of Elmhurst
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 70 children.
- Kiddie Academy franchise; the brand is owned by Essential Brands, Inc. (privately held).
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 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since June 2026.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 30, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 26, 20262 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Sep 30, 20263 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Aug 31, 20268 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
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)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Jul 22, 20261 citation
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Jun 30, 20261 citation
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 6 inspections. Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (139 centers).
How all 139 Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 139 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 62%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 614%
- 5 of 631%This center
- All 637%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 30, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since June 2026 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 26, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 26, 2026
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Repeat violation
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 649612 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 30, 2026
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Repeat violation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 649612 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · August 31, 2026
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 649612 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 22, 2026
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 649612 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 30, 2026
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 649612 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (630) 349-5000
- Address
- 385 N York St, Elmhurst, 60126
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDIE ACADEMY OF ELMHURST" under Provider Name and 60126 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 649612).
- Website, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com
- 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 "KIDDIE ACADEMY OF ELMHURST" under Provider Name and 60126 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 649612).
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com
Kiddie Academy's own site says the founding Miller family continues to own and operate Kiddie Academy, and that other families own and operate the academies in their communities. kiddieacademy.com
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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.