Chicago · Licensed center
Rey Gonzalez Children And Family Center
- Large STEAM center, licensed for 247 children.
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.
How they teach
STEAM
“El Valor Early Childhood Programs focus on early education, enrichment and STEAM based curriculum.”In their words, August 2026.elvalor.org
One of 12 Chicago-area providers that describe a STEAM approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 4 of 7 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
- October 14, 2025
- On file
- 7 visits since March 2013 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 6, 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.
Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · November 21, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 326598 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 8, 2022
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 326598 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2018 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · November 29, 2018
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (f) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(f)
Hand Washing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b) · 407.320(c)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(d) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 326598 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · July 29, 2016
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 326598 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
- Website
- elvalor.org
- Address
- 3050 E 92nd St
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 elvalor.org
State record
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "REY GONZALEZ CHILDREN AND FAMILY CENTER" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 326598).
- Website — Checked July 2026 elvalor.org