Schaumburg · Licensed center
Kiddy Garden Childcare
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 66 children.
Program news
The state’s license allowed 68 children in August. Since November it allows 66.
From the state’s licensing record. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026.
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 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since October 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 13, 20261 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
Nov 18, 20255 citations
Transportation
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n)
Transportation
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Oct 17, 20246 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Transportation
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p)
- Oct 1, 2024Nothing cited
- Jul 24, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 26, 20232 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had more: 68% of 139 had rules cited at 5 or more.
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%This center
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 13, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since October 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 15, 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 13, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 614210 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2025
Transportation
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n) through (p) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n) · 407.280(p)
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 614210 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · October 17, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(3) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
Transportation
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 614210 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 26, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) · 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 614210 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 352-5744
- Address
- 2203 W Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg, 60194
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDY GARDEN CHILDCARE" under Provider Name and 60194 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 614210).
- License, 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 "KIDDY GARDEN CHILDCARE" under Provider Name and 60194 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 614210).
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.