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Raekwon's Scholastic Daycare Academy LLC

raekwonsscholasticacademy.com

At a glance

  • Large Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 123 children.

What to know

License: 15 months to 12 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 9 of its 12 licensing inspections since March 2017.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Aug 18, 2025Nothing cited
  • May 28, 20251 citation
    • Background Checks for Personnel

      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Feb 27, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jan 5, 20244 citations
    • Grouping and Staffing

      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g)

    • General Requirements for Personnel

      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

    • Program Requirements for All Ages

      • Program Requirements for All Ages

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7)

    • Nutrition and Meal Service

      • Nutrition and Meal Service

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

  • May 12, 20231 citation
    • Qualifications for Child Care Director

      • Qualifications for Child Care Director

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)

  • Jan 24, 202312 citations
    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

    • Background Checks for Personnel

      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

    • Qualifications for Child Care Director

      • Qualifications for Child Care Director

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(e)(2)

    • Application for Renewal of License

      • Application for Renewal of License

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)

    • Application for License

      • Application for License

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(3)

    • 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(p)(2)

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • General Requirements for Personnel

      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

  • Jan 17, 2023Nothing cited
  • Nov 15, 202211 citations
    • Staffing Structure

      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • Qualifications for Child Care Director

      • Qualifications for Child Care Director

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a)

    • Grouping and Staffing

      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

    • Guidance and Discipline

      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

    • Background Checks for Personnel

      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

    • Staffing Structure

      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)

    • Guidance and Discipline

      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)

  • Nov 14, 20229 citations
    • Staffing Structure

      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

    • 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)

    • Qualifications for Child Care Director

      • Qualifications for Child Care Director

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)

    • Grouping and Staffing

      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

    • Guidance and Discipline

      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

    • Health Requirements for Children

      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Apr 5, 201912 citations
    • Hand Washing

      • Hand Washing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

    • 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)(4)

    • Napping and Sleeping

      • Napping and Sleeping

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f)

    • Grouping and Staffing

      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

    • Provisions Pertaining to the License

      • Provisions Pertaining to the License

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

    • Grouping and Staffing

      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(4)

    • Nutrition and Meal Service

      • Nutrition and Meal Service

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)

    • Nutrition and Meal Service

      • Nutrition and Meal Service

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(2)

    • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

      • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

  • Jan 9, 20187 citations
    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

    • Napping and Sleeping

      • Napping and Sleeping

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

    • Equipment and Materials

      • Equipment and Materials

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

    • 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(g)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)

  • Mar 31, 201717 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)

    • Guidance and Discipline

      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

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

    • Napping and Sleeping

      • Napping and Sleeping

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d)

    • Personnel Records

      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

    • General Requirements for Personnel

      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

    • Equipment and Materials

      • Equipment and Materials

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

    • Nutrition and Meal Service

      • Nutrition and Meal Service

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

    • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

      • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

    • Hand Washing

      • Hand Washing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

    • Hand Washing

      • Hand Washing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

The state cited rules at 9 of this center's 12 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
August 18, 2025
On file
12 visits since March 2017 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 27, 2025. 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.

Aug 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 28, 2025

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 5, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 12, 2023

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2023

Personnel Records

4 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)(4) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(e)(5)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(3) · Violation corrected

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation corrected

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(e)(2) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2022

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(1)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(c)

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 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 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2022

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 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) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2019

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (d)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(4)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(2) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(2) · 407.330(l)(2)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(f)(2)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected on site

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2018

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (1) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(1)

Napping and Sleeping

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · March 31, 2017

Personnel Records

4 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)(5)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) through (c) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) · 407.320(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491139 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

A day here

Calendar
Year round
Schedule
Schedule
Before and after school care

How they teach

Creative Curriculum

“The Creative Curriculum balances both teacher-directed and child-initiated learning, with an emphasis on responding to children’s learning styles and building on their strengths and interests.”

Details

Phone
(773) 552-7001
Address
211 W 79th St # 15, Chicago, 60620

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How they teach

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

A day here

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 "RAEKWON'S SCHOLASTIC DAYCARE ACADEMY LLC" under Provider Name and 60620 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 491139).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 raekwonsscholasticacademy.com
  • 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 "RAEKWON'S SCHOLASTIC DAYCARE ACADEMY LLC" under Provider Name and 60620 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 491139).

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.

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