Chicago · Licensed center

The Lutheran Day Nursery Of Chicago

A faith-based center in Chicago, licensed for 82 children. The state cited something at 7 of 7 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).

How they teach

Faith-based and bilingual

“provide faith-based education that inspires our children to grow in faith, confidence, and resilience”In their words. lutherandaynursery.org, August 2026

“Likewise, we teach in a bilingual environment with Spanish integrated throughout the school program.”In their words. lutherandaynursery.org, August 2026

One of 7 Chicago-area providers that describe a faith-based approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

What it costs

Application fee $35.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, 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
April 21, 2026
On file
7 visits since March 2016 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 21, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 21, 2026

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 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(b) · Violation corrected on site

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020411 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 15, 2025

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · 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(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020411 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 8, 2023

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020411 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 16, 2022

Equipment and Materials

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(b) · 407.380(j)(5)(d) · 407.380(j)(5)(e)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020411 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 6, 2020

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020411 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 7, 2019

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020411 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 15, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 020411 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Details

Phone
7734864222
Website
lutherandaynursery.org
Address
1802 N Fairfield Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages
ages 2-5 and up to age 12 in the afterschool program
Established
1911

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How they teach

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What it costs

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

Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE LUTHERAN DAY NURSERY OF CHICAGO" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 020411).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 · lutherandaynursery.org
  • Ages, Established — Checked August 2026 · lutherandaynursery.org