Chicago · Licensed center

Children's Learning Place

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since May 2018.

Of the 157 Chicago-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 27% had rules cited at 6 of them, as this center did. 40% had rules cited at all 7.

Licensing inspections

Mar 30, 20235 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

1 more from this inspection

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)

Feb 28, 20227 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

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

Feb 21, 2020No rules cited
Jan 15, 20192 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Oct 30, 20183 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

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

Jul 17, 20182 citations

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

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

May 24, 20182 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 30, 2023
On file
7 visits since May 2018 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 29, 2023. 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 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 30, 2023

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2022

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

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 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 15, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 30, 2018

Personnel Records

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

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

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 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2018

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

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2018

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, teaching approach, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.

What it costs

$2,703 a month for an infant

Infant$2,703

Higher than 41% of the 17 that publish a price.

Toddler$2,368

Higher than 48% of the 21 that publish a price.

Preschool$2,055

Lower than 39% of the 18 that publish a price.

Children's Learning PlaceMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

Part time
$1,145 to $2,090 a month
Application fee
$500
Siblings
10% off the oldest child's tuition

A day here

Hours
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
Formula and organic meals & snacks provided as part of tuition
Diapers
Diapers and wipes provided; Pull-Ups not included
Schedule
full-time and part-time

Policies

Enrollment
Deposit covers final weeks of service, refundable with 30-day notice of withdrawal; full tuition due even if child is absent for illness, vacation, or school closings

Details

7732524840

Website
childrenslearningplace.com
Address
1826 W Chicago Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
Infant (under 15 months) through Pre-K (age 6)
Established
1998

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What it costs

State record

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

A day here

Policies

Details

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.