Chicago · Licensed center

Living Witness Learning Daycare Center

Small center, licensed for 25 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 17 of its 18 licensing inspections since April 2010.

Of the 860 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

Apr 28, 20265 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

1 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

May 1, 20258 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

4 more from this inspection

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

May 2, 20241 citation

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

Aug 24, 2023No rules cited

Mar 20, 20235 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(9)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

1 more from this inspection

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

Apr 6, 20223 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

Feb 19, 20203 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)

Feb 19, 20198 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

4 more from this inspection

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)

Mar 20, 20185 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(c)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(h)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

1 more from this inspection

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

Apr 12, 20173 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Apr 6, 20161 citation

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

May 30, 20143 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

May 31, 20131 citation

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)

Apr 17, 20137 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

Mar 2, 20125 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Volunteers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

1 more from this inspection

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)

Jun 22, 20117 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m)

3 more from this inspection

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1)

Dec 17, 20101 citation

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

Apr 19, 20102 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 28, 2026
On file: 18 visits since April 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 28, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 28, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Repeat violation

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 1, 2025

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · 407.130(l)(2)

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 2, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 20, 2023

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7) through (9) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(7) · 407.250(c)(9)

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 6, 2022

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(a)(8)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 19, 2020

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 19, 2019

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) · 407.60(g)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 20, 2018

Personnel Records

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Organization and Administration

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2017

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · 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 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 6, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 30, 2014

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 31, 2013

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 17, 2013

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(f)(1)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected on site

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 2, 2012

Staffing Structure

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

Volunteers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · June 22, 2011

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(h) · 407.310(i)(1) · 407.310(i)(2)

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 17, 2010

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 19, 2010

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 452962 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

7734271011

Address: 4159 N Laramie Ave
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LIVING WITNESS LEARNING DAYCARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60641 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 452962).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

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.