Des Plaines · Licensed center
The Little Blue Bear
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 66 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 all 8 of its licensing inspections since June 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jun 18, 202511 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
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)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
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)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(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.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.
Jun 12, 20247 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(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)(b)
Jun 7, 202318 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
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)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
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)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
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)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jul 18, 202213 citations
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(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
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)(1)(g)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
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)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jun 24, 20219 citations
Students and Youth Aides
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(a)
Nov 13, 20199 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(1)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Jun 18, 20183 citations
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Jun 9, 20175 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)
The state cited rules at all 8 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times had fewer: 63% of 128.
How all 128 Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 128 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 86%
- 5 of 819%
- 6 of 816%
- 7 of 818%
- All 838%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 18, 2025
- On file
- 8 visits since June 2017 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was July 18, 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.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · June 18, 2025
Health Requirements for Children
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (10) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10)
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)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 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)(2) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · June 12, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · June 7, 2023
Health Requirements for Children
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (10) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10)
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(h)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
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 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 13 findings
Monitoring visit · July 18, 2022
Health Requirements for Children
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(10) · 407.310(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
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 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · June 24, 2021
Guidance and Discipline
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(a)(1) · 407.270(a)(2) · 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5) · 407.270(b)
Students and Youth Aides
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · November 13, 2019
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · 407.70(l)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · 407.130(m)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(b)(1) · Violation corrected
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
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 18, 2018
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · June 9, 2017
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(e)
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 548837 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 826-7998
- Address
- 675 E Algonquin Rd, Des Plaines, 60016
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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 LITTLE BLUE BEAR" under Provider Name and 60016 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 548837).
- 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 LITTLE BLUE BEAR" under Provider Name and 60016 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 548837).
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.