Chicago · Licensed center
Kiddy Kare Pre-School, Inc.
- Large center, licensed for 133 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
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, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 11 of 16 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
- March 12, 2026
- On file
- 16 visits since January 2010 — 5 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 12, 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(l)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation substantiated
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected on site
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(f) · Violation substantiated
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · February 21, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation substantiated
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(i) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation substantiated
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · February 7, 2024
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 11, 2023
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · February 21, 2020
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) · 407.270(c)(6)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 13, 2020
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 22, 2018
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 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 21, 2017
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 1, 2015
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 11, 2014
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · January 5, 2010
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(d)(1)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) · 407.150(c)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 011430 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
- Address
- 4401 S Kedzie Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
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Details
- Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KIDDY KARE PRE-SCHOOL, INC." under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 011430).