Orland Park · Licensed center

Mary Sear's Children's Academy

At a glance

Large center, licensed for 208 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks 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 11 of its 13 licensing inspections since August 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Aug 17, 20263 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Aug 13, 20252 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Jul 22, 20242 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
Sep 14, 20239 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)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(2)
May 13, 2022Nothing cited
May 11, 2022Nothing cited
Aug 28, 20145 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(7)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)
Aug 20, 20137 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
Jul 10, 20129 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
- Transportation
  Transportation
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n)
- Transportation
  Transportation
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(g)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)
Mar 16, 20124 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(16)
Sep 22, 20111 citation
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)
Aug 22, 201116 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- 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)(6)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)
Aug 31, 201019 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

The state cited rules at 11 of this center's 13 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: August 17, 2026
On file: 13 visits since August 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 16, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 17, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected on site

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected on site

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 13, 2025

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 22, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · September 14, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(l)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (r)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(r)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 28, 2014

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) through (10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(7) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2) · Violation corrected on site

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2013

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2012

Transportation

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(g) through (n) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(g) · 407.280(n)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(10)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 16, 2012

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(a)(4)

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(16) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2011 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2011

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · August 22, 2011

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(c)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · August 31, 2010

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k) · 407.330(k)(4) · 407.330(l)(1) · 407.330(l)(2)

Staffing Structure

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation substantiated

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018421 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (708) 460-4414
Address: 16807 108th Ave, Orland Park, 60467

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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 "MARY SEAR'S CHILDREN'S ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60467 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 018421).
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 SEAR'S CHILDREN'S ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60467 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 018421).

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.