Evanston · Licensed center
Toddler Town
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 76 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 13 of its 17 licensing inspections since June 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 8, 2024Nothing cited
- Aug 7, 2023Nothing cited
Jul 27, 20233 citations
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)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Sep 23, 20223 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
May 2, 20222 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)
Dec 21, 20214 citations
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(g)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Sep 21, 20211 citation
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Sep 29, 20201 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Nov 21, 2019Nothing cited
Sep 11, 20181 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Nov 7, 20172 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Sep 8, 2017Nothing cited
Aug 13, 20132 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
Oct 29, 20123 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Oct 4, 20116 citations
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(3)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Dec 23, 20101 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Jun 9, 20101 citation
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
The state cited rules at 13 of this center's 17 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 8, 2024
- On file
- 17 visits since June 2010 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 1, 2023. 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.
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 27, 2023
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(a)(6) · Violation corrected on site
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 23, 2022
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j) · Violation corrected
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 2, 2022
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a) · 407.250(c)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 21, 2021
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected on site
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 21, 2021
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 29, 2020
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 11, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · November 7, 2017
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 13, 2013
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 29, 2012
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2011 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · October 4, 2011
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)(3) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 23, 2010
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 9, 2010
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 322224 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 475-1660
- Address
- 1501 Howard St, Evanston, 60202
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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 "TODDLER TOWN" under Provider Name and 60202 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 322224).
- 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 "TODDLER TOWN" under Provider Name and 60202 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 322224).
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.