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Wilson Montessori Academy

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 66 children.

What to know

License: 2 years to 6 years (state).

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 all 9 of its licensing inspections since October 2021.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 30, 20262 citations
    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

    • Background Checks for Personnel
      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Sep 30, 20253 citations
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License
      • Provisions Pertaining to the License

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

  • Jul 18, 20242 citations
    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Oct 4, 20235 citations
    • Background Checks for Personnel
      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Medications
      • Medications

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

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

  • Sep 22, 202210 citations
    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

    • Medications
      • Medications

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

  • Feb 28, 20223 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)(4)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

  • Jan 20, 20223 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

  • Nov 4, 20211 citation
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Oct 21, 20215 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

    • Nutrition and Meal Service
      • Nutrition and Meal Service

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

The state cited rules at all 9 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times had fewer: 69% of 127.

How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times compare

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • 2 of 91%
  • 3 of 92%
  • 4 of 92%
  • 5 of 92%
  • 6 of 916%
  • 7 of 921%
  • 8 of 924%
  • All 931%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
September 30, 2026
On file
9 visits since October 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2025

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2024

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)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 4, 2023

Personnel Records

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(d)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Medications

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2022

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)(4) · Rule cited again

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 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2022

Personnel Records

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2021

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 21, 2021

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 603446 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone
(630) 279-5300
Address
136 W Vallette St Ste 8, Elmhurst, 60126

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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 "WILSON MONTESSORI ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60126 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 603446).
  • 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 "WILSON MONTESSORI ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60126 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 603446).

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.

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