Chicago · Licensed center

Pathways To Learning Child Care Center

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since September 2010.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Nov 6, 202511 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7)

7 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)

Oct 26, 20231 citation

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)

Aug 14, 20235 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2)

1 more from this inspection

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

Oct 6, 20221 citation

  • Personnel Records

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

Jul 22, 2022No rules cited
May 6, 2022No rules cited
Oct 27, 20202 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Oct 31, 201912 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

8 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

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

Oct 13, 20174 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Personnel Records

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

Aug 23, 201617 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(m)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

13 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(d)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(b)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)(a)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(j)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(i)

Oct 7, 20101 citation

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

Sep 7, 20101 citation

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
November 6, 2025
On file
12 visits since September 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 6, 2025. 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · November 6, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation substantiated

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(24) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(24)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(f)(2)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 26, 2023

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 6, 2022

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
May 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 27, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · October 31, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

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

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

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 13, 2017

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2016

Equipment and Materials

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) through (j)(5)(d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · 407.380(j)(4)(e) · 407.380(j)(4)(i) · 407.380(j)(4)(j) · 407.380(j)(4)(m) · 407.380(j)(5)(a) · 407.380(j)(5)(b) · 407.380(j)(5)(d)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · 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) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2010

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 7, 2010

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 492017 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7737780017

Address
6535 S Kedzie Ave # 41
License
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All checked August 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 "PATHWAYS TO LEARNING CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 492017).

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.