Chicago · Licensed center
Mary Meyer School
At a glance
- Small play-based center, licensed for 20 children.
- Tuition Preschool $1,208 a month, half day. See costs
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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 all 9 of its licensing inspections since April 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 7, 20265 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Mar 13, 20236 citations
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Dec 9, 20211 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Mar 11, 20201 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Apr 24, 20183 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Apr 22, 20151 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Apr 15, 20141 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
May 2, 20121 citation
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Apr 21, 20111 citation
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
The state cited rules at all 9 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times had fewer: 69% of 127.
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 91%
- 3 of 92%
- 4 of 92%
- 5 of 92%
- 6 of 916%
- 7 of 921%
- 8 of 924%
- All 931%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 7, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since April 2011 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 6, 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.
May 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · May 7, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5)
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) · Violation substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · March 13, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(3)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 9, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 11, 2020
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 24, 2018
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 22, 2015
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 15, 2014
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 2, 2012
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 21, 2011
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 013405 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What it costs
$1,208 a month for a preschooler
Chicago-area comparison hidden: this is a half-day price, and only full-time prices are compared.
A day here
- Calendar
- School year
Schedule
- Schedule
- Morning Class / Afternoon Class
How they teach
Play-based
“Both offer a warm, play-based approach that sparks curiosity, builds confidence, and creates a foundation for joyful learning.”
Who cares for your child
Michelle Cusick (Director of Operations) since 2016 and Debra Wechter (Head Teacher), 25 years in early childhood.
10 years · Chicago-area median 16, among 26 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (773) 549-0870
- Address
- 2817 North Pine Grove, Chicago, 60657
- Established
- 1943
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 marymeyer.org/programs-overview.html
Who cares for your child
What it costs
- Preschool — Checked August 2026 marymeyer.org/tuition.html
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Calendar — Checked August 2026 marymeyer.org/tuition.html
- Schedule — Checked August 2026 marymeyer.org/admissions.html
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MARY MEYER SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60657 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 013405).
- Website — Checked August 2026 marymeyer.org
- 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 "MARY MEYER SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60657 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 013405).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 marymeyer.org/programs-overview.html
- Established — Checked August 2026 marymeyer.org/who-we-are.html
- 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.