Chicago · Licensed center

Mustardseed Learning Center

Medium developmental center, licensed for 68 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 9 licensing inspections since April 2017.

Of the 123 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 20% had rules cited at 7 of them, as this center did. 33% had rules cited at all 9.

Licensing inspections

Apr 16, 20262 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Jul 24, 20255 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

1 more from this inspection

Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)

Apr 16, 20242 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Oct 13, 2022No rules cited

Apr 5, 20222 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Jul 16, 20209 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

5 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

Apr 25, 20194 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 6, 2018No rules cited

Apr 11, 20174 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 16, 2026
On file: 9 visits since April 2017 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 16, 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 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 16, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 5, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2020

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 25, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

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 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2017

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)

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, tuition, and ratios and staff aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Developmental and faith-based

“Through our faith, [if] even as small as a mustard seed, we believe that nothing is impossible for our children.”

What it costs

Application fee: $65
Siblings: Multi-Child discount of 10% accessed to the oldest child's tuition

A day here

Hours: 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Meals: Provides breakfast, lunch, and 2 snacks daily
Schedule: full-time and part-time (full-day or half-day)

Policies

Enrollment: Full-time enrollees have priority over part-time; a Family Partnership Rates plan lets families combine to fill a full-time slot

Details

7734457000

Website: mustardseedlearningcenter.com
Address: 3656 W 111th St
License: license issued (il)
Ages they serve: Infant/Toddler (6wk.- 23mo.), Older Toddler (24mo.+), Preschool (3 - 4 yr.), Pre-K (4 - 5 yr.)

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/philosophy.html

What it costs

Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/faqs--contact-us.html

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

A day here

Meals, Hours, Schedule — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/faqs--contact-us.html

Policies

Enrollment — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/faqs--contact-us.html

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 "MUSTARDSEED LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60655 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513282).
Website, Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/faqs--contact-us.html

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.