Chicago · Licensed center

Open Space Early Learning Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 7 of its 9 licensing inspections since August 2019.

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

May 15, 20264 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Jun 29, 2023No rules cited
Jun 13, 20223 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Personnel Records

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

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

May 10, 20212 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

Jul 23, 20208 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

4 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

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

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

Jul 9, 2020No rules cited
Oct 28, 20197 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

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

Sep 19, 20191 citation

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

Aug 26, 20191 citation

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
May 15, 2026
On file
9 visits since August 2019 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was June 15, 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 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 15, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Violation substantiated

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 578987 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2022

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

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 578987 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 10, 2021

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 578987 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · July 23, 2020

Organization and Administration

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

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

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)

Guidance and Discipline

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

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 578987 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · October 28, 2019

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)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)

Guidance and Discipline

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

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 578987 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 19, 2019

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 578987 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 26, 2019

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 578987 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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

What it costs

Application fee
$100

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Meals
Breakfast, lunch, and snacks provided (catered, nut-free facility)
Schedule
Five Days, Three Days (MWF), or Two Days (TTH)

Policies

Enrollment
24-hour window to accept/decline an offered spot before the next family is contacted; $100 non-refundable application fee required before wait-list placement; a deposit equal to one month's tuition is required after acceptance, non-refundable within 30 days of start date

Details

7732937916

Website
openspaceschools.com
Address
4846 N Clark St
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
6 weeks to 6 years
Established
2019
Ownership
For-profit

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What it costs

State record

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

A day here

Policies

Details

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.