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Nurturing Developmental Learning Academy

Large center, licensed for 161 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.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 10 of 12 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: April 26, 2024
On file: 12 visits since July 2012 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 13, 2022. 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.

Apr 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 14, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 20, 2021

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 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 10, 2019

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)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474048 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 10, 2018

Personnel Records

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2017

Personnel Records

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

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (7) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · 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 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (8) · Violation corrected

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 8, 2015

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

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 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2013

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(21) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(15) · 407.210(f)(21)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) through (j)(4)(a) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · 407.380(j)(4)(a)

Grouping and Staffing

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 9, 2012

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474048 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2012 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · July 20, 2012

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)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (e)(10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(10)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 474048 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

7085803000

Address: 525 Wentworth Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "NURTURING DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60409 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 474048).