Chicago · Licensed center

Learning Through Play Child Dev Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 9 of its 10 licensing inspections since January 2017.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Jan 26, 20268 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Napping and Sleeping

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

Jan 24, 20251 citation

  • A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

Nov 18, 20246 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120

Nov 27, 20236 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Jan 18, 20236 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d)(1)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(4)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)

2 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

Feb 3, 20212 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jan 27, 20205 citations

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Apr 19, 2018No rules cited
Jan 31, 20187 citations

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390

3 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Jan 10, 20172 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
January 26, 2026
On file
10 visits since January 2017 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 25, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 26, 2026

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · 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 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2025

A citation the state’s report lists without naming the standard.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2024

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 27, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 18, 2023

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) through (l)(1) · Violation substantiated

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(4) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 3, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2020

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)

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 31, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 10, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected

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 546873 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

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Address
4310 W Fullerton Ave
License
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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 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 THROUGH PLAY CHILD DEV CENTER" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 546873).

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.