Chicago · Licensed center

Learning Express Child Care

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 12 of its licensing inspections since September 2016.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Jul 17, 20262 citations

  • Students and Youth Aides

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Aug 8, 20245 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)

1 more from this inspection

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

Jul 25, 20239 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

5 more from this inspection

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

Jul 19, 20227 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

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

Sep 2, 20212 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(9)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Sep 3, 20201 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Oct 10, 20194 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

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

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

May 30, 201913 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

9 more from this inspection

  • 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)(6)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

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

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

May 17, 20186 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

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

May 18, 20172 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

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

Oct 4, 20161 citation

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Sep 8, 20169 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • 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(e)(5)

5 more from this inspection

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • 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)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
July 17, 2026
On file
12 visits since September 2016 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 16, 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 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2026

Students and Youth Aides

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)(1) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 8, 2024

Staffing Structure

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

Personnel Records

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 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 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 25, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) through (11) · Violation substantiated

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 19, 2022

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · Violation substantiated

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 2, 2021

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(9) · Violation corrected on site

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 3, 2020

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 10, 2019

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(4) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2019

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

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(b) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · 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 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 18, 2017

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 551631 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 4, 2016

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · September 8, 2016

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 551631 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
7750 W Devon Ave # 54
License
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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LEARNING EXPRESS CHILD CARE" under Provider Name and 60631 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 551631).

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.