Chicago · Licensed center
Kiddieland Educational Center Excellence
- Large Reggio Emilia center, licensed for 120 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.
How they teach
Reggio Emilia and Creative Curriculum
“KIDDIELAND ECE is inspired by Reggio Emilia Schools, an Italian revolutionary way of teaching.”In their words, August 2026.kiddielandece.com
“Our curriculum is a combination of the Creative Curriculum and The Reggio Emilia Philosophy of Education that builds upon the children's needs and interests.”In their words, August 2026.kiddielandece.com
One of 11 Chicago-area providers that describe a Reggio Emilia approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, 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
- April 1, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since April 2012 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 1, 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.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 1, 2026
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · February 24, 2025
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 20, 2023
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 14, 2020
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 15, 2017
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 6, 2013
Animals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 19, 2012
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected on site
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 29, 2012
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 30, 2012
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 25, 2012
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 512609 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
- Website
- kiddielandece.com
- Address
- 3809 N Cicero Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 kiddielandece.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 kiddielandece.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDIELAND EDUCATIONAL CENTER EXCELLENCE" under Provider Name and 60641 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 512609).
- Website — Checked August 2026 kiddielandece.com