Aurora · Licensed center

Marie Wilkinson Child Development Center

At a glance

Small center, licensed for 39 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What to know

License: 2 years to 12 years (state).

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 12 of its 14 licensing inspections since April 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Apr 29, 20261 citation
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
May 7, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 3, 2024Nothing cited
Nov 8, 20231 citation
- Qualifications for Child Care Director
  Qualifications for Child Care Director
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)
Jun 22, 20222 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Sep 26, 20191 citation
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Aug 2, 20191 citation
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)
Jun 24, 201915 citations
- Qualifications for Child Care Director
  Qualifications for Child Care Director
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d)(3)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(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)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
May 3, 201924 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(3)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(c)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Apr 8, 201915 citations
- Qualifications for Child Care Director
  Qualifications for Child Care Director
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Mar 7, 20141 citation
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Mar 16, 20111 citation
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Oct 20, 20101 citation
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Apr 23, 201011 citations
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(4)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
- 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)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

The state cited rules at 12 of this center's 14 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.

How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare

Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

Some78%This center
All22%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 29, 2026
On file: 14 visits since April 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 29, 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 29, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 8, 2023

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 22, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 26, 2019

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 2, 2019

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2019

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (e) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(b) · 407.90(e)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d) through (f) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d) · 407.190(f)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d)(3) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d)(3) · 407.350(e)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a) · Rule cited again

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Rule cited again

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 24 findings

Monitoring visit · May 3, 2019

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(4) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(3) · 407.120(e)(4)

Nutrition and Meal Service

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(c) through (k)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(c) · 407.330(g) · 407.330(k)(1) · 407.330(k)(1)(f) · 407.330(k)(2)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (r) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(r)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (k) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(k)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d)(1) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · 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 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2019

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(b) · 407.90(d)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(f)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (k)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(k)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 7, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 16, 2011

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 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 20, 2010

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · April 23, 2010

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(4) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(4) · 407.390(m)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013273 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (630) 851-7772
Address: 1144 East Galena Boulevard, Aurora, 60505

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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 "MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER" under Provider Name and 60505 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 013273).
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 "MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER" under Provider Name and 60505 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 013273).
Who runs it — Checked November 2026 projects.propublica.org

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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.