Chicago · Licensed center

Little Learners Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since October 2025.

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 14, 20267 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

3 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Mar 31, 20269 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

5 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

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

Nov 20, 20255 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

1 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Oct 23, 20251 citation

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
July 14, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2025 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 13, 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 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 14, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected on site

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · March 31, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

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 corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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(j)(5) · 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 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 20, 2025

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(i) · 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) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 23, 2025

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

How they teach

Developmental and play-based

“Learning Through Play We embrace the power of play as a critical tool for learning.”

A day here

Hours
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Meals
All meals and snacks provided via partnership with Child Eats; fresh, non-processed, made-from-scratch meals with allergy/dietary accommodations
Sleep
Rest times integrated into the daily schedule
Screens
Tech-free, screen-free program
Schedule
full-day

Details

7737167522

Website
littlelearnerschicago.com
Address
450 W Menomonee St
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
ages 3 to 5
Ownership
For-profit

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How they teach

State record

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

A day here

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.