Chicago · Licensed center
Montessori Magpie
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 32 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 7 of its licensing inspections since May 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 22, 20255 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(c)(7)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
May 5, 20223 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)
May 13, 20211 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Mar 28, 201914 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
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)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
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)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
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.
Mar 16, 20181 citation
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)
Jun 22, 20172 citations
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
May 18, 201715 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
The state cited rules at all 7 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had fewer: 60% of 149.
How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 75%
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 714%
- 6 of 726%
- All 740%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- August 22, 2025
- On file
- 7 visits since May 2017 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 21, 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.
Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · August 22, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 5, 2022
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l) · 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 555529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 13, 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 555529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · March 28, 2019
Organization and Administration
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(i)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected on site
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 16, 2018
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 22, 2017
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected on site
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2017 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · May 18, 2017
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
Staffing Structure
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(b) · 407.90(d)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(2) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(e)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555529 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 349-2742
- Address
- 835 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, 60622
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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 MAGPIE" under Provider Name and 60622 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 555529).
- Website — Checked August 2026 montessorimagpie.com
- 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 MAGPIE" under Provider Name and 60622 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 555529).
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.