Chicago · Licensed center

North Star Child Development Inc

Large center, licensed for 227 children.
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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: 8 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.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 7, 2024
On file: 10 visits since January 2013 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 8, 2023. 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 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 6, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · May 2, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(p)

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)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) through (j)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · 407.380(j)(5)

Organization and Administration

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · 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 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 18, 2022

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 6, 2019

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)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

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

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

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 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 25 findings

Monitoring visit · March 20, 2017

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(f)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(e) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(e) · 407.340(f) · 407.340(g) · 407.340(h) · 407.340(i) · 407.340(m)

Organization and Administration

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(i)

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(i)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Staffing Structure

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 14, 2016

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(4) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(o)(2)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 16, 2015

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)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 514234 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2013 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

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

7732529200

Address: 4341 W North Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "NORTH STAR CHILD DEVELOPMENT INC" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 514234).