Hinsdale · Licensed center

Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Ed Center

Medium center, licensed for 112 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: 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: December 4, 2025
On file: 10 visits since October 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 20, 2025. 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.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 4, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) · Rule cited again

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 3, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · October 30, 2023

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

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Rule cited again

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2022

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (6) · Rule cited again

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

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (k) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(k)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (j) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(j)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (c)(2) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(2)

Health Requirements for Children

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2021

Organization and Administration

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (k) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Medications

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2019

Medications

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m) · Violation corrected

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 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5)

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2017

Volunteers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · 407.180(c)

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) · Rule cited again

Equipment and Materials

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · November 6, 2015

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) · 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(l)(1)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (c)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(2)

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(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2013

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 444252 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

6303230065

Address: 204 S Grant St
License: license issued (il)

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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 "ZION LUTHERAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER" under Provider Name and 60521 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 444252).