Chicago · Licensed center

Marys Abc Academy

Small center, licensed for 28 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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 12 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: July 23, 2026
On file: 12 visits since October 2015 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 18, 2052. 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 23, 2026

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

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

Volunteers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · 407.180(c)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 22 findings

Monitoring visit · June 11, 2025

Medications

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) through (d)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(b)(2) · 407.360(d) · 407.360(d)(2)

Equipment and Materials

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(d) through (7) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(d) · 407.380(j)(4)(k) · 407.380(j)(5)(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(b) · 407.380(j)(7)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) · 407.100(d)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(8) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(8)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(5) through (14) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(5) · 407.250(c)(14)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b) · 407.350(c)

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(6) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 8, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · August 1, 2022

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 through (e)(8) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(8)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(1) through (8) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(1) · 407.210(f)(2) · 407.210(f)(8)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2019

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 23, 2018

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) · 407.60(g)

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 16, 2016

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 24, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Hand Washing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 23, 2015

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(2)

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 540694 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

7734817580

Address: 5081 N Elston Ave Ste 2
License: license issued (il)

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