Chicago · Licensed center
North Lawndale YMCA
- Large center, licensed for 225 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
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.
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: 10 of 18 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
- March 20, 2026
- On file
- 18 visits since March 2014 — 8 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 20, 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · March 20, 2026
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected on site · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (g) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(g)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · February 26, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · March 27, 2024
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(4)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 28, 2023
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 14, 2023
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 1, 2022
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 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 8, 2018
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 7, 2017
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 6, 2015
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 21, 2014
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) · 407.370(e)(3)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 018422 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
- Address
- 3449 W Arthington St
- License
- license issued (il)
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