Chicago · Licensed center

The Next Generation Daycare Center Inc

Medium center, licensed for 63 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 14 of 14 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine 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 2, 2026
On file: 14 visits since January 2016 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 2, 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 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 2, 2026

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 2, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(t)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(i)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2024

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 23, 2024

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · February 21, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · 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(g)(1) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(i) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n)(6) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2023

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(i)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 2, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (8) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2022

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · 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(l)(1) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2021

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(f)(1)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)(1) through (c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)(1) · 407.190(c)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 18, 2018

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2017

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 16, 2017

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 11, 2016

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Hand Washing

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3) through (c)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3) · 407.320(b)(3) · 407.320(c)(5)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(8) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528720 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

7739479920

Address: 21 E 59th St
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE NEXT GENERATION DAYCARE CENTER INC" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 528720).