Chicago · Licensed center
Star Kids Math And Science Academy Inc
A Creative Curriculum center in Chicago, licensed for 46 children. The state cited something at 7 of 7 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Small center. 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.
How they teach
Creative Curriculum and play-based
“Star Kids Math and Science Academy has chosen to follow this curriculum to foster creativity in each child.”In their words. 4starkids.org, August 2026
“channel it into developing essential motor, emotional and cognitive skills through play-based learning”In their words. 4starkids.org, August 2026
One of 26 Chicago-area providers that describe a Creative Curriculum approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 7 of 7 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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 9, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since August 2012 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 9, 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 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 9, 2026
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 12, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · August 18, 2021
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 2, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 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 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 16, 2018
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
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2016 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · July 12, 2016
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 23, 2012
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508243 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Updates for parents
- Uses the Smartcare app for real-time updates, daily reports, and communication
Details
- Phone
- 7737795900
- Website
- 4starkids.org
- Address
- 11053 S Vincennes Ave
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
- Established
- 2011
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · 4starkids.org
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · 4starkids.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked August 2026 · 4starkids.org
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "STAR KIDS MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY INC" under Provider Name and 60643 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 508243).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · 4starkids.org
- Established — Checked August 2026 · 4starkids.org