Chicago · Licensed center
Stepping Stones Nursery School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
Program news
The state’s license allowed 51 children in August. Since October it allows 50.
From the state’s licensing record. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
State record — Illinois DCFS
Illinois DCFS has published no inspection report for this provider as of November 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — there is nothing on file either way.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 595-3278
- Address
- 3416 W Fullerton Ave # 20, Chicago, 60647
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, 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
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "STEPPING STONES NURSERY SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 643555).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "STEPPING STONES NURSERY SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 643555).
- 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 "STEPPING STONES NURSERY SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 643555).
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.