Chicago · Licensed center

Ivy Garden After School Center, LLC

Small academic center, licensed for 47 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 8 of its licensing inspections since March 2010.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at all 8, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Feb 17, 20251 citation

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

Dec 4, 20244 citations

Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Nov 22, 20229 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

5 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

Oct 27, 20161 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

Oct 2, 20154 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

Oct 15, 201418 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

14 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i)

Jun 29, 201118 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(e)

14 more from this inspection

Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(f)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)
Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)

Mar 30, 20107 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(2)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(f)

3 more from this inspection

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(g)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(h)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: February 17, 2025
On file: 8 visits since March 2010 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 24, 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.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2025

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 4, 2024

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 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 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · November 22, 2022

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(7) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(p) · 407.370(p)(3)

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 27, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 2, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · October 15, 2014

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(6)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) through (c)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) · 407.320(c)(5)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i) · 407.330(l)(1)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · June 29, 2011

Personnel Records

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

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

Volunteers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · 407.180(d) · 407.180(e)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(f) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(f) · 407.60(g)

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)

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)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 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 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2010 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · March 30, 2010

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(d) · 407.220(e) · 407.220(f) · 407.220(g) · 407.220(h)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(g)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 490910 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Academic

“we focus squarely on academic prep, physical development, moral education, and social skills enhancement”

Details

3126249341

Website: ivygardenlearning.com
Address: 625 W 31st St
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 ivygardenlearning.com

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 "IVY GARDEN AFTER SCHOOL CENTER, LLC" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 490910).
Website — Checked August 2026 ivygardenlearning.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.