Chicago · Licensed center

Mountain Top Kids Early Learning Center

Small Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 25 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 5 licensing inspections since May 2017.

Of the 130 Chicago-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 28% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this center did. 45% had rules cited at all 5.

Licensing inspections

Dec 30, 2024No rules cited

Nov 10, 20212 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)

Nov 1, 201812 citations

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)

8 more from this inspection

Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

Nov 16, 201725 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

21 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
Students and Youth Aides
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

May 18, 20177 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g)

3 more from this inspection

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: December 30, 2024
On file: 5 visits since May 2017 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 10, 2021. 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.

Dec 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 10, 2021

Personnel Records

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2018 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · November 1, 2018

Guidance and Discipline

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (4) · Violation substantiated · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(a)(1) · 407.270(a)(2) · 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4)

Staffing Structure

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(e) · 407.90(f)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2017 Monitoring visit 25 findings

Monitoring visit · November 16, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(3) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(h)

Guidance and Discipline

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) · 407.270(a)(2) · 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5)

Organization and Administration

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

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

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(6)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) through (b)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) · 407.320(b)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Students and Youth Aides

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

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

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553928 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2017 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 18, 2017

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) through (r) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · 407.200(r)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)(2) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 553928 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, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Creative Curriculum and play-based

“Through play, your child will learn about themselves and work guided by our well trained teachers.”

A day here

Schedule: before and after school (school-age program)

Details

5743294339

Website: mtkschool.com
Address: 3108 W Devon Ave
License: license issued (il)
Ages they serve: Infants through school age (Kindergarten to 12 years old)

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com

State record

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

A day here

Schedule — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com

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 "MOUNTAIN TOP KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 553928).
Website — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com
Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com

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.