Tinley Park · Licensed center

Tinley Childcare Academy

Medium center, licensed for 52 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: 7 of 7 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: January 7, 2026
On file: 7 visits since May 2023 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 5, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 7, 2026

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 29 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2025

Personnel Records

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(1) · 407.120(e)(2) · 407.120(e)(3) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Health Requirements for Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1)

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) through (l)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · 407.390(l) · 407.390(l)(1)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · 407.320(c)(4)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b) · 407.360(e)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(d) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 21, 2025

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2023

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (b) · Violation substantiated · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(4) · 407.90(b)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(e)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · 407.270(c)(6)(e)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Repeat violation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Cited: CCA8

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (e) · Violation substantiated

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (k)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(h) · 407.330(k)(1) · 407.330(k)(5)

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · 407.90(d) · 407.90(f)

Personnel Records

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · Violation substantiated

Cited: CCA8

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2023

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (8) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(8)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(2) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617424 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

7085322880

Address: 7012 171st St
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked August 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 "TINLEY CHILDCARE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60477 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 617424).