Chicago · Licensed center

Ivy Garden Learning Center LLC

Medium academic center, licensed for 83 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since May 2013.

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

Sep 4, 20256 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(j)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

2 more from this inspection

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

Aug 16, 202211 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)

7 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a)

Aug 10, 20213 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(m)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

Apr 6, 202110 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

6 more from this inspection

Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Oct 11, 2017No rules cited

Jul 16, 20158 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1)

4 more from this inspection

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

May 24, 20133 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
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: September 4, 2025
On file: 7 visits since May 2013 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was November 4, 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.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated

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

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(j) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508490 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · August 16, 2022

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (p)(3) · Violation substantiated

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

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (d)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(d)(2)

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508490 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508490 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · April 6, 2021

Personnel Records

6 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)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)

Application for Renewal of License

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · 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 508490 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508490 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2013

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(h) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508490 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

3126249902

Website: ivygardenlearning.com
Address: 622 W 31st St # 624
License: pending renewal application (rn)
Ownership: For-profit

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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 LEARNING CENTER LLC" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 508490).
Website — Checked August 2026 ivygardenlearning.com
Ownership — Checked October 2026 data.cityofchicago.org

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.