Chicago · Licensed center

Ivy Garden Learning Cntr LLC Bridgeport

Large academic center, licensed for 126 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since May 2013.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Jul 24, 20265 citations

Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

1 more from this inspection

Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(j)

Sep 18, 20252 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(o)

May 30, 202410 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

6 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(t)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jul 21, 202314 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(3)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)

10 more from this inspection

Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(4)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(5)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(1)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(6)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(a)

Jul 12, 20222 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

May 4, 20214 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(e)(2)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(e)(3)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Jun 11, 20191 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

May 18, 20171 citation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

May 12, 201524 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

20 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(m)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

May 24, 20131 citation

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: July 24, 2026
On file: 10 visits since May 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2026

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e) through (j) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e) · 407.220(j)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 through (a)(10) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · 407.310(a)(10)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2025

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Organization and Administration

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(c) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(c) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)

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(i) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 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 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · July 21, 2023

Students and Youth Aides

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a) through (b)(6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a) · 407.160(b) · 407.160(b)(1) · 407.160(b)(2) · 407.160(b)(3) · 407.160(b)(4) · 407.160(b)(5) · 407.160(b)(6)

Transportation

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(a) through (1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(a) · 407.280(a)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(7) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(7)

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) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · 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 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 4, 2021

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(e)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(e)(2) · 407.140(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 11, 2019

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 18, 2017

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Monitoring visit 24 findings

Monitoring visit · May 12, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(3) · 407.250(i) · 407.250(i)(1)(b)

Staffing Structure

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

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

Hand Washing

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) · 407.330(l)(2)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(m) through (o)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(m) · 407.370(o)(1)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(j)

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2013

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 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

“Unlike traditional daycare centers (which offer zero or minimal academic prep) and Supplemental Education Services (which target struggling students), we focus squarely on academic prep, physical development, moral education, and social skills enhancement.”

Details

3129294577

Website: ivygardenlearning.com
Address: 710 W 31st St
License: license issued (il)

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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 CNTR LLC BRIDGEPORT" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 515875).
Website — Checked August 2026 ivygardenlearning.com

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.