Chicago · Licensed center

Mckinneys Early Learning Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 8 of its licensing inspections since April 2014.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at all 8, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

May 22, 20267 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

3 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

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

Apr 11, 20252 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

May 13, 202411 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

7 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4)

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

Sep 12, 20231 citation

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Apr 19, 20238 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

Apr 7, 20172 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

May 12, 20152 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

Apr 9, 20145 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

1 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
May 22, 2026
On file
8 visits since April 2014 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 21, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 22, 2026

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · Violation corrected on site

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Rule cited again

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · May 13, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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 250179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 12, 2023

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · April 19, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f)

Staffing Structure

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

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(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 7, 2017

Personnel Records

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 12, 2015

Personnel Records

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250179 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2014

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(p)

Personnel Records

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 250179 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

7736263151

Address
5733 W Division St # 43
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 "MCKINNEYS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 250179).

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.