Chicago · Licensed center

Little Inspirations

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since September 2015.

Of the 157 Chicago-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 15% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 40% had rules cited at all 7.

Licensing inspections

Aug 2, 202412 citations

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

8 more from this inspection

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Dec 21, 20221 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Dec 1, 202111 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Personnel Records

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

7 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

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

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

Feb 9, 2021No rules cited
Feb 9, 2020No rules cited
Nov 5, 20196 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

2 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

Sep 29, 20158 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Equipment and Materials

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 2, 2024
On file
7 visits since September 2015 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 2, 2024. 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.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · August 2, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(h)(2)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) through (j) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · 407.350(j)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h) · Violation corrected on site

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

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

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Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 21, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · December 1, 2021

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · 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 510251 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 5, 2019

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Medications

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510251 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 29, 2015

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(k)(1)

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(c)(1) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510251 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

7738171274

Website
little-inspirations.com
Address
5480 S Kenwood Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
ages 6 weeks - 6 years of age
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.