Chicago · Licensed center

Pathways To Learning Child Care Center

Small center, licensed for 20 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 8 of its licensing inspections since February 2013.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 36% had rules cited at all 8, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Apr 23, 20251 citation

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

Jan 3, 20242 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)

Dec 5, 20228 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

4 more from this inspection

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 19, 20223 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Feb 11, 20212 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Feb 15, 20188 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

4 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Apr 12, 201613 citations

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(2)

9 more from this inspection

Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

Feb 21, 20138 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

4 more from this inspection

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 23, 2025
On file: 8 visits since February 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 23, 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.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 23, 2025

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 472727 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 3, 2024

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 472727 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · December 5, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(1) · 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, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 472727 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 19, 2022

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)(4) · 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 472727 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 11, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 472727 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 15, 2018

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) through (o)(2) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(1) · 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(o)(2)

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation substantiated

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(1) · Violation corrected on site

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 472727 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2016

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e) through (1) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e) · 407.190(e)(1)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) through (j) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) · 407.350(j)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(2) through (d)(2) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(2) · 407.360(d)(2)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 472727 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 21, 2013

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected on site

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 472727 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, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

7734365439

Website: pathwaystolearningchicago.org
Address: 3438 W 79th St
License: license issued (il)

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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 "PATHWAYS TO LEARNING CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60652 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 472727).
Website — Checked August 2026 pathwaystolearningchicago.org

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.