Chicago · Licensed center

Childrens Learning Place Infant Toddler

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 9 of its licensing inspections since November 2010.

Of the 122 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 34% had rules cited at all 9, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Oct 28, 20251 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Nov 7, 20232 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

Aug 8, 20224 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Sep 17, 20192 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Aug 17, 20185 citations

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)(i)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

1 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)

Sep 6, 20162 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380

Nov 15, 20133 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Sep 2, 20115 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

Nov 12, 20103 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
October 28, 2025
On file
9 visits since November 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was November 28, 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.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 28, 2025

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 8, 2022

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 17, 2019

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 17, 2018

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3) through (b)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3) · 407.320(b)(3)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · 407.340(a)(5)(i)

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 6, 2016

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2013

Staffing Structure

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 2, 2011

Staffing Structure

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

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 12, 2010

Personnel Records

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491768 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.

Childrens Learning Place Infant ToddlerMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

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

A day here

Hours
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
All plans include all natural/organic food, formula, and age-appropriate milk
Diapers
Diapers and wipes provided; Pull-Ups not included
Schedule
full-time and part-time

Policies

Enrollment
30-day notice of withdrawal required for deposit refund

Details

7732926018

Website
childrenslearningplace.com
Address
1681 N Milwaukee Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
Infants under 15 months, Toddlers 15 months–2 years, Preschool/Pre-K 2–6 years
Established
1998
Ownership
For-profit

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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

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.