Chicago · Licensed center
Montessori Gifted Prep
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 92 children.
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 5 of its licensing inspections since April 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 10, 20252 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Apr 22, 20245 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Mar 9, 20224 citations
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(o)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Apr 25, 20191 citation
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Apr 9, 20183 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)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
The state cited rules at all 5 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 53% of 127.
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 56%
- 3 of 512%
- 4 of 528%
- All 547%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- February 10, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since April 2018 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 12, 2025. 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 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 10, 2025
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
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554830 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 22, 2024
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(b)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i) · Violation substantiated
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554830 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 9, 2022
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) through (o) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · 407.340(o)
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554830 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 25, 2019
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 554830 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 9, 2018
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 554830 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
How they teach
Montessori
“The Montessori method respects the natural development of the child, fostering a deep-seated love for learning through self-directed activity and hands-on engagement in a prepared environment.”
Details
- Phone
- (773) 663-7858
- Address
- 4754 N Leavitt St, Chicago, 60625
- Established
- 2015
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 montessorigiftedprep.org
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
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 "MONTESSORI GIFTED PREP" under Provider Name and 60625 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 554830).
- Website — Checked August 2026 montessorigiftedprep.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 "MONTESSORI GIFTED PREP" under Provider Name and 60625 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 554830).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 montessorigiftedprep.org
- Established — Checked August 2026 montessorigiftedprep.org
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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.