Darien · Licensed center

Ready, Set, Grow, Incorporated

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 97 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 6 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 all 12 of its licensing inspections since July 2013.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Jun 4, 20263 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Jun 26, 20255 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- 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)
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Jun 17, 20243 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)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Apr 20, 20233 citations
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1)
Jun 27, 20223 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)
Jun 16, 20212 citations
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
May 29, 20182 citations
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(4)
Jun 9, 20162 citations
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)
May 8, 20154 citations
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)
Apr 28, 201531 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
- 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)
- 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(a)(6)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(f)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(23)
May 29, 20148 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
- 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)(4)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(i)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)
Jul 8, 201312 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(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(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)

The state cited rules at all 12 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had fewer: 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%
All22%This center

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: June 4, 2026
On file: 12 visits since July 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was June 30, 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.

Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 4, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

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 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 26, 2025

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Rule cited again

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2024

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 20, 2023

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)(1) through (j)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)(1) · 407.330(j)(1)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 27, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 16, 2021

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 29, 2018

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) · 407.360(c)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 9, 2016

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 8, 2015

Grouping and Staffing

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(e)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260 through (e)(3) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260 · 407.260(e)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 31 findings

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2015

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (4) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(2)(f) · 407.250(i)(4)

Nutrition and Meal Service

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) through (m) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) · 407.330(j)(5) · 407.330(l)(1) · 407.330(m)

Hand Washing

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) through (b)(3) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · 407.320(a)(3) · 407.320(b)(3)

Medications

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (c)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(c)(3)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (k) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(k)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

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

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(i)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(23) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 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)(4) · Rule cited again

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2014 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 29, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) · 407.330(j)(3)

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)(4) · Rule cited again

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 8, 2013

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Personnel Records

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4) · Violation corrected

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

Staffing Structure

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 468423 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (630) 515-1002
Address: 996 N Frontage Road, Darien, 60561

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "READY, SET, GROW, INCORPORATED" under Provider Name and 60561 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 468423).
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 "READY, SET, GROW, INCORPORATED" under Provider Name and 60561 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 468423).

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.

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