Chicago · Licensed center
Rey Gonzalez Children And Family Center
At a glance
- Large STEAM center, licensed for 247 children.
What to know
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 4 of its 7 licensing inspections since March 2013.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 14, 2025Nothing cited
Nov 21, 20226 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Oct 24, 2022Nothing cited
Mar 8, 20221 citation
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c)
Nov 29, 20189 citations
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(d)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
Jul 29, 20167 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
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)
- Mar 8, 2013Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 80% of 149 had rules cited at 5 or more.
How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 75%
- 4 of 714%This center
- 5 of 714%
- 6 of 726%
- All 740%
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
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 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 they teach
STEAM
“El Valor Early Childhood Programs focus on early education, enrichment and STEAM based curriculum.”
What staff are paid
- Teacher Assistant
- $18.50 to $23.11 an hourJob posting, seen October 2026
Details
- Phone
- (773) 721-9311
- Address
- 3050 E 92nd St, Chicago, 60617
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 elvalor.org
What staff are paid
- Teacher Assistant — Checked October 2026 elvalor.org
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
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 "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
- 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 "REY GONZALEZ CHILDREN AND FAMILY CENTER" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 326598).
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.