Chicago · Licensed center

Care-A-Lot II Early Learning Center, Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 13 of its 14 licensing inspections since July 2011.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Mar 4, 20261 citation

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA83.

Jan 28, 20261 citation

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

Oct 8, 20252 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

Aug 7, 20257 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Jul 22, 20241 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Jul 17, 202310 citations

  • Confidentiality of Records and Information

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)

6 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)

Jun 27, 20226 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)(c)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

2 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

Jul 1, 20215 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

Mar 27, 2019No rules cited
Jun 13, 20187 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390

3 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

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

Sep 4, 20153 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Jul 31, 20141 citation

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)

Oct 12, 20125 citations

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

1 more from this inspection

  • A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

Jul 27, 20113 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 4, 2026
On file
14 visits since July 2011 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 10, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 4, 2026

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA83.

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

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Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 28, 2026

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected

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Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 8, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2025

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected

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 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 22, 2024

Personnel Records

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

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Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2023

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(d)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(e)(11)

Confidentiality of Records and Information

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Students and Youth Aides

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 27, 2022

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (e)(11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(1)(c) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(11)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 1, 2021

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390 · Violation corrected

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 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(h)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 31, 2014

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8) · Violation corrected on site

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Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 12, 2012

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 270229 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 27, 2011

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(l)

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Openings, child care subsidies, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Developmental and play-based

“In order to fix on children’s developmental needs, we have adapted the teachings and theory of Jean Piaget and his ‘Theory of Cognitive Development.'”

What it costs

$997 a month for a toddler

Toddler$997

Lower than 95% of the 21 that publish a price.

Preschool$909

Lower than 94% of the 18 that publish a price.

Care-A-Lot II Early Learning Center, IncMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$779 to $888 a month
Application fee
$50

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week, year round
Outdoors
daily outdoor playground time set aside per seasonal temperature, indoor large-motor equipment as the alternative
Schedule
full-time and part-time (7:00 AM-12:15 PM), 2-5 days/week

Details

7737630888

Website
carealot4kids.com
Address
5522 North Milwaukee Avenue
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
15 months to 12 years old

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How they teach

What it costs

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

A day here

Details

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