South Holland · Licensed center
The Growing Patch Daycare Inc
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 39 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 4 of its 5 licensing inspections since April 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 8, 202515 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(t)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Aug 4, 20232 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g)
Apr 19, 202313 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(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
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)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
- Feb 24, 2023Nothing cited
Apr 19, 20229 citations
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)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
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(b)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 5 inspections. Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times split: about a quarter had fewer, about a quarter the same, and about half more (127 centers).
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 56%
- 3 of 512%
- 4 of 528%This center
- All 547%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 8, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since April 2022 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 8, 2025. 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.
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · April 8, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(i)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) through (f)(24) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c) · 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(24)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(r)(3) · 407.370(t)(2)
Program Requirements for All Ages
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) through (r) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(3) · 407.200(r)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · 407.330(l)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 592877 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 4, 2023
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 592877 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · April 19, 2023
Organization and Administration
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(e)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · 407.250(i)(2)(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 592877 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · April 19, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
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(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 592877 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 261-1704
- Address
- 15045 State St, South Holland, 60473
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE GROWING PATCH DAYCARE INC" under Provider Name and 60473 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 592877).
- 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 "THE GROWING PATCH DAYCARE INC" under Provider Name and 60473 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 592877).
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.