Chicago · Licensed center

Nia Family Center

At a glance

Large center, licensed for 162 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 5 years (state).

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 11 of its 17 licensing inspections since October 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Oct 19, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 7, 20261 citation
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
May 11, 20262 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)
May 1, 2026Nothing cited
Oct 6, 20254 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Jul 2, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 8, 20238 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
- 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)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Sep 29, 2023Nothing cited
May 2, 20233 citations
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
Nov 15, 20225 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)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Apr 20, 2021Nothing cited
Aug 23, 20191 citation
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270
Oct 12, 2018Nothing cited
Nov 4, 20166 citations
- 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)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Dec 3, 20137 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)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k)
Oct 23, 20137 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)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k)
Oct 19, 20106 citations
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

The state cited rules at 11 of this center's 17 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.

How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare

Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

Some78%This center
All22%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: October 19, 2026
On file: 17 visits since October 2010 — 6 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was November 6, 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.

Oct 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2026

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 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 11, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 407.310(i)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 6, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 8, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 2, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2022

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected on site

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 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2019

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2016

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 3, 2013

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)

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · October 23, 2013

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)

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · October 19, 2010

Personnel Records

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

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 235604 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (773) 722-0115
Address: 744 North Monticello Avenue, Chicago, 60624

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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 "NIA FAMILY CENTER" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 235604).
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 "NIA FAMILY CENTER" under Provider Name and 60624 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 235604).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.