Chicago · Licensed center

Montessori Gifted Prep

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.

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.”In their words, August 2026.montessorigiftedprep.org

One of 15 Chicago-area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 5 of 5 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 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 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

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Website
montessorigiftedprep.org
Address
4754 N Leavitt St
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
ages 2 to 6 years (Chicago Campus)
Established
2015

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