Chicago · Licensed center
Mary Crane Morse Site
- Medium center, licensed for 68 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
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 13 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
- February 24, 2026
- On file
- 13 visits since October 2012 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 24, 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.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 24, 2026
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(l)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 9, 2025
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · January 12, 2024
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(e)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · January 11, 2023
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(11) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(11)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · January 31, 2022
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · 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 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · January 4, 2018
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2017
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 17 findings
Monitoring visit · January 10, 2017
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)
Organization and Administration
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · December 11, 2014
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(a) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 31, 2014
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2012 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · December 13, 2012
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 447910 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
- marycrane.org
- Address
- 1545 W Morse Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
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- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MARY CRANE MORSE SITE" under Provider Name and 60626 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 447910).
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