Chicago · Licensed center

Childrens Learning Place Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 10 licensing inspections since November 2010.

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

Oct 28, 20252 citations

  • Transportation

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n)

  • Transportation

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p)

Nov 21, 20241 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

Nov 7, 20231 citation

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Sep 26, 20222 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Mar 29, 2019No rules cited
May 14, 20182 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

Oct 4, 20161 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Sep 5, 20137 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(5)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

3 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Hand Washing

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Sep 2, 20115 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Nov 12, 20103 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(5)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
October 28, 2025
On file
10 visits since November 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 29, 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 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 28, 2025

Transportation

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n) through (p) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n) · 407.280(p)

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Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 21, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

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Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 26, 2022

Personnel Records

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 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
May 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2018

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(6)

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Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 4, 2016

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected on site

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Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 5, 2013

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Hand Washing

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 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

Personnel Records

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 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 PreschoolMost 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
Formula and organic meals & snacks provided
Diapers
Diapers and wipes provided
Schedule
full-time, part-time

Policies

Enrollment
Two-week deposit required to hold a spot, refundable with 30 days' notice of withdrawal; full tuition due even if child is absent for illness, vacation, or closings

Details

7732926000

Website
childrenslearningplace.com
Address
1669 N Milwaukee Ave
License
license issued (il)
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

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.