Hinsdale · Licensed center

Village Children's Academy Of Hinsdale

Large center, licensed for 248 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: 10 of 10 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: February 26, 2026
On file: 10 visits since March 2022 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 25, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 3, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4) through (10) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4) · 407.100(a)(10)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 15, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (d) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · March 5, 2024

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · February 22, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4)

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)(1) · Rule cited again

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 5, 2022

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)(1) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · June 8, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k) through (p)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k) · 407.330(p)(1)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(c)(3)

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 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 26, 2022

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 18, 2022

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)(1) · 407.330(m)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 605858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2022

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 605858 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

6303259252

Address: 901 N Elm St
License: license issued (il)

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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 "VILLAGE CHILDREN'S ACADEMY OF HINSDALE" under Provider Name and 60521 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 605858).