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Sandcastle Academy

Small center, licensed for 25 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 6 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: January 7, 2026
On file: 7 visits since January 2022 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 6, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 7, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k) through (1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k) · 407.340(k)(1)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 595614 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 9, 2025

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(o) · Violation substantiated

Cited: CCA5G

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 595614 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 4, 2024

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 595614 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · December 7, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 595614 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2022

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b) through (j) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(b) · 407.130(j)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 595614 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 30 findings

Monitoring visit · January 18, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · 407.250(i)(2)(a) · 407.250(i)(2)(b) · 407.250(i)(2)(e) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 through (e)(11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · 407.370(e)(1) · 407.370(e)(1)(b) · 407.370(e)(11)

Program Requirements for All Ages

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(1) through (p) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(1) · 407.200(d)(3) · 407.200(p)

Personnel Records

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

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(2) · 407.190(d)(4)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (k)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(k)(4)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · 407.350(h)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2) · 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 595614 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

8152900970

Address: 300 Read St
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SANDCASTLE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60441 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 595614).