Joliet · Licensed center

Spanish Community Center

Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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: 16 of 18 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: July 6, 2026
On file: 18 visits since March 2011 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was August 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 6, 2026

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 18, 2025

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(b)

Organization and Administration

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l) · Violation corrected

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Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 11, 2025

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

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Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 10, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 11, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2023

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 14, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6)

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 14, 2016

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · 407.90(f)(1)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(4) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p) · Rule cited again

Equipment and Materials

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 30, 2014

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · 407.340(k)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Rule cited again

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2013

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (n)(2) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3) · 407.370(n)(2)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(c)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(g)(1)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Rule cited again

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2013

Medications

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) · 407.360(d)(2) · 407.360(d)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2012 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · August 21, 2012

Personnel Records

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (c) · Violation corrected on site · 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) · 407.120(c)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b) through (e) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 28 findings

Monitoring visit · June 17, 2011

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(1) through (i)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(1) · 407.250(c)(3) · 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2) · 407.250(i)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3) · 407.370(n)(2) · 407.370(p)

Equipment and Materials

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) through (j)(6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(b) · 407.380(j)(6)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(f)(1)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c) through (k)(1) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(7) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation corrected

Medications

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 1, 2011

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) through (i)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 407.310(i)(1)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 346491 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

8157276343

Address: 309 N Eastern Ave
License: license issued (il)

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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 "SPANISH COMMUNITY CENTER" under Provider Name and 60432 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 346491).