Chicago · Licensed center

Newport Childrens Academy

What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 10 of 10 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.

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
January 27, 2026
On file
10 visits since September 2016 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 27, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

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Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2025

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 28, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · July 31, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(p)(3)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) through (5)(i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(a)(5)(i)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) through (j)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) · 407.380(j)(1)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · July 13, 2022

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) through (f)(25) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) · 407.210(c)(7) · 407.210(d)(1) · 407.210(f)(25)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (q)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(9)(b) · 407.370(q)(2)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(4) through (k)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(4) · 407.330(k)(3)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(k) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 19, 2021

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 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 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 15, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 27, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · October 18, 2016

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 15, 2016

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551103 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).

A day here

Meals
Hot, organic meals catered by Gourmet Gorilla; breakfast and lunch served daily, snacks morning and late afternoon, mini-meal after rest period
Sleep
Each infant has an individual, labeled crib (not shared with other children) with sheets and a sleepsack from home; mats are used for infants aged six weeks to three months or once mobile
Updates for parents
Uses the TADPOLE app for daily progress reports and updates; parent-teacher conferences at the start of the school year and in spring; four newsletters distributed per year
Hours
7:00 AM to 6:30 PM, year round
Schedule
full day and half-day programs, offered three to five days a week
Closed
New Year's Eve/New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July or Observance, Labor Day, October 31 (early closing), Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day

Policies

When a child is sick
Child must stay home 24 hours for a fever with green/yellow nasal discharge plus coughing or irritability, or for diarrhea/vomiting; also excluded for continuous coughing, eye discharge/redness, or any sign of communicable disease or rash

Details

7736979988

Website
newportchildrensacademy.com
Address
1825 W Newport Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
6 weeks through 5 years

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A day here

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