Chicago · Licensed center

Christian L-E-G Early Learning Center

Small center, licensed for 31 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since July 2019.

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

Licensing inspections

Aug 5, 20255 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

1 more from this inspection

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21)

Oct 24, 202410 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

6 more from this inspection

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Dec 20, 20239 citations

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(12)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

5 more from this inspection

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Jul 11, 202331 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d)(2)

27 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(4)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(g)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(2)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)

Nov 8, 202115 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

11 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 17, 20201 citation

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Jul 25, 20196 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

2 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 5, 2025
On file: 7 visits since July 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 5, 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.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 5, 2025

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542062 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · October 24, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)

Organization and Administration

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

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)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 542062 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · December 20, 2023

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (c) · Violation substantiated

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · Violation substantiated

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(12) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542062 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 31 findings

Monitoring visit · July 11, 2023

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Students and Youth Aides

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2) · 407.160(b)(4) · 407.160(b)(5) · 407.160(b)(6)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) through (l) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · 407.370(e)(7) · 407.370(l)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) · 407.70(i)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d) through (2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d) · 407.210(d)(2)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (d) · Violation substantiated

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(a) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(a) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(g)(2) · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation substantiated

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542062 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · November 8, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

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

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 542062 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 17, 2020

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542062 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · July 25, 2019

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270 · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 542062 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Website: christianlegearlylearningpreschool.com
Address: 446 E 43rd St
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHRISTIAN L-E-G EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60653 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 542062).
Website — Checked August 2026 christianlegearlylearningpreschool.com

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.