Hawthorn Wds · Licensed center
Kiddy Garden Childcare
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 83 children.
Program news
The state’s license allowed 87 children in August. Since October it allows 83.
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 3 of its 6 licensing inspections since December 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Sep 10, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 2, 202618 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(c)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(b)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(d)(1)
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(d)(2)
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(d)(3)
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(d)(4)
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(e)
- Oct 10, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 24, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 2, 20232 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Dec 1, 20221 citation
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had more: 82% of 139 had rules cited at 4 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%This center
- 4 of 614%
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- September 10, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 1, 2023. 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 18 findings
Monitoring visit · April 2, 2026
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a) through (c)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a) · 407.140(b) · 407.140(c)(1) · 407.140(c)(2) · 407.140(c)(3)
Students and Youth Aides
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(d)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(d)(1) · 407.160(d)(2) · 407.160(d)(3) · 407.160(d)(4) · 407.160(e)
Grouping and Staffing
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(c) · 407.190(g)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(e)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 611046 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 2, 2023
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 611046 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 1, 2022
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 611046 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 469-6988
- Address
- 1250 W Old Mchenry Ct, Hawthorn Wds, 60047
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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 "KIDDY GARDEN CHILDCARE" under Provider Name and 60047 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 611046).
- 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 60047 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 611046).
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.