Chicago · Licensed center
Saint Chrysostom's Day School
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 101 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year.
- Tuition Preschool $2,270 a month, full time. See costs
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 all 5 of its licensing inspections since May 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 13, 20213 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Mar 15, 20192 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Mar 22, 20181 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Apr 29, 20155 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)
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)
May 7, 20143 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)
The state cited rules at all 5 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 53% of 127.
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 56%
- 3 of 512%
- 4 of 528%
- All 547%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 13, 2021
- On file
- 5 visits since May 2014 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 13, 2021. 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 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 13, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 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 017891 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 15, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 017891 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · March 22, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 017891 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 29, 2015
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)
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)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 017891 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 7, 2014
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)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 017891 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What it costs
Saint Chrysostom's Day SchoolMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Chicago-area full-time prices for that age; 18 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time (morning)
- $1,550 to $2,090 a month
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, school year
Meals, sleep and schedule
- Meals
- Full-day students are served two snacks and lunch
- Sleep
- Rest/quiet period after lunch for full-day students
- Schedule
- Half-day and full-day, with additional full days available
How they teach
Play-based
“For over 52 years, St. Chrysostom’s Day School (SCDS) has provided a nurturing, play-based learning environment for children ranging in age from 8 months to 5 years old.”
Details
- Phone
- (312) 642-3422
- Address
- 1424 North Dearborn, Chicago, 60610
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, ratios and staff, 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 saintc.org
What it costs
- Preschool, Second price — Checked August 2026 saintc.org
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Hours, Calendar, Schedule — Checked August 2026 saintc.org
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 "SAINT CHRYSOSTOM'S DAY SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60610 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 017891).
- Website — Checked August 2026 saintc.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 "SAINT CHRYSOSTOM'S DAY SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60610 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 017891).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 saintc.org
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.