Chicago · Licensed center

Little Inspirations East Hyde Park

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since August 2021.

Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 59% had rules cited at all 4, as this center did. 2% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Jul 8, 20252 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

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

Aug 2, 20246 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

2 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

Sep 20, 20233 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

Aug 24, 20212 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
July 8, 2025
On file
4 visits since August 2021 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 8, 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.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 8, 2025

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation substantiated

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 580179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 2, 2024

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(8) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 580179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 20, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(c) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 580179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2021

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 580179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, tuition, hours and late pickup, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Montessori and Reggio Emilia–inspired

“We also aspire to the natural aesthetics and collaborative community orientation found in Reggio Emilia approach to schooling.”

Who cares for your child

Iris Branch (East Hyde Park Site Director), 10 years in early childhood and Peg Dunne Pavelec (Founder), 15 years in early childhood.

What it costs

Application fee
$25

Details

7738910029

Website
little-inspirations.com
Address
5548 S Hyde Park Blvd
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
ages 6 weeks - 6 years
Established
2008

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State record

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

Details

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.