Chicago · Licensed center

U Chicago Child Development Center Drexe

Large center, licensed for 124 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.

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: 6 of 6 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 30, 2026
On file: 6 visits since June 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 30, 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 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 30, 2026

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated

Cited: FHSEC305

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522166 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 1, 2025

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522166 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · April 25, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) through (q)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(f) · 407.370(q)(1)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) through (f)(8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(f)(8)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522166 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · September 10, 2015

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(3) · 407.340(a)(5) · 407.340(k)(1)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · 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(o)(2) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522166 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2013

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522166 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 7, 2013

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 522166 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

7732560000

Address: 5610 S Drexel Ave
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 "U CHICAGO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DREXE" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 522166).