Chicago · Licensed center

La Escuelita Numero Cuatro Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 7 of its licensing inspections since June 2024.

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

Licensing inspections

Mar 6, 202616 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

12 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

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

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

Apr 22, 20253 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)

Mar 3, 202514 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

10 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

Nov 22, 20247 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

3 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

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

Jul 29, 20242 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(d)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

Jul 15, 20242 citations

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100

Jun 10, 20247 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Provisions Pertaining to Permits

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

3 more from this inspection

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
March 6, 2026
On file
7 visits since June 2024 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 6, 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.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · March 6, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2) · 407.250(i)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (q)(2) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(q)(2)

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Rule cited again

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 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 625220 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 22, 2025

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · Violation corrected on site

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected on site

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625220 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2025

Personnel Records

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (e)(4) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(3) · 407.120(e)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (n) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Repeat violation

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Rule cited again

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected on site

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(k) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625220 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · November 22, 2024

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (f)(2) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 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 625220 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 29, 2024

Organization and Administration

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625220 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 15, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625220 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · June 10, 2024

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

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

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 625220 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Play-based and bilingual

“At La Escuelita, our mission is to nurture the whole child -- socially, emotionally, and academically -- through a bilingual, play-based learning program.”

A day here

Meals
Center provides meals and accommodates allergy/religious restrictions where possible; parents must supply meals for allergies or restrictions the center cannot accommodate
Calendar
Year round
Schedule
full-day

Policies

When a child is sick
Fever above 100.3°F (no history of febrile seizures) triggers an immediate call for pickup

Details

7736715305

Website
laescuelitadaycarecenter.com
Address
5951 W Chicago Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
6 weeks through school age
Established
2011

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How they teach

State record

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

A day here

Policies

Details

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.