Chicago · Licensed center

Mountain Top Kids Early Learning Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 3 of its licensing inspections since December 2019.

Of the 105 Chicago-area centers with 3 licensing inspections, 58% had rules cited at all 3, as this center did. 10% had none cited.

Licensing inspections

Apr 24, 20241 citation

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

Jul 1, 202115 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)

11 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(2)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

Dec 31, 201910 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)

6 more from this inspection

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 24, 2024
On file
3 visits since December 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 24, 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.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 24, 2024

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · July 1, 2021

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (r)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(p) · 407.370(r)(2)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) through (h)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(11) · 407.210(h)(2)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(b)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · December 31, 2019

Guidance and Discipline

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

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

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) · 407.90(f)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h) · 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 577323 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, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Creative Curriculum

“Within the Creative Curriculum, not only does the teacher serve as a role model but also a moderator for student interaction. The Creative Curriculum places an emphasis on teachers working with parents and families for the child's benefit.”

Details

5743294339

Website
mtkschool.com
Address
3046 W Devon Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
Infants, Toddlers, Two's, Early Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and School Age

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How they teach

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 "MOUNTAIN TOP KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 577323).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com
  • Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com

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.