Chicago · Licensed center
Sys Happy Land Childcare Center Inc
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 38 children.
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 7 of its 9 licensing inspections since September 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 2, 202412 citations
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
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)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
May 2, 202417 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(a)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(b)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(i)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(k)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(l)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(n)
Apr 3, 20235 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Aug 22, 2022Nothing cited
- Jul 22, 2022Nothing cited
May 26, 202211 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)
May 27, 20211 citation
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e)
Feb 13, 20183 citations
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Sep 13, 20177 citations
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 7 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times had more: 55% of 127 had rules cited at 8 or more.
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 91%
- 3 of 92%
- 4 of 92%
- 5 of 92%
- 6 of 916%
- 7 of 921%This center
- 8 of 924%
- All 931%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 2, 2024
- On file
- 9 visits since September 2017 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 2, 2024. 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 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · July 2, 2024
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 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 substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected on site
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 559894 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 17 findings
Monitoring visit · May 2, 2024
Equipment and Materials
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(a) through (n) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(a) · 407.380(j)(4)(b) · 407.380(j)(4)(i) · 407.380(j)(4)(k) · 407.380(j)(4)(l) · 407.380(j)(4)(n)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(l)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 559894 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · April 3, 2023
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)(8) · 407.100(f)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · 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 559894 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · May 26, 2022
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (o) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(o)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)(1) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 559894 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 27, 2021
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 559894 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · February 13, 2018
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(b) · Violation corrected
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 559894 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · September 13, 2017
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(h)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(b) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 559894 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (872) 444-5883
- Address
- 3915 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, 60632
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
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 "SYS HAPPY LAND CHILDCARE CENTER INC" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 559894).
- 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 "SYS HAPPY LAND CHILDCARE CENTER INC" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 559894).
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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.