Chicago · Licensed center

Mother's Nature Childcare Inc

Medium center, licensed for 80 children.
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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.

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: 8 of 8 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: May 4, 2026
On file: 8 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 18, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 4, 2026

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 590631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 2, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Rule cited again

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 590631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · October 28, 2024

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Rule cited again

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 590631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · June 28, 2024

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(2) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · 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 590631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · March 29, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 590631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 4, 2023

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (q)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(q)(2)

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Equipment and Materials

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 590631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2023

Organization and Administration

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 590631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · July 11, 2022

Medications

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(c)(3) · 407.360(d)

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(1) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 590631 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

8722204991

Address: 1927 N Harlem Ave # 1929
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MOTHER'S NATURE CHILDCARE INC" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 590631).