Chicago · Licensed center

Rainforest Learning Center

Large academic center, licensed for 125 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 11 licensing inspections since March 2013.

Of the 859 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

Feb 17, 20265 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

1 more from this inspection

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

Dec 19, 20234 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

May 2, 2023No rules cited

Jan 10, 20233 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(l)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

Dec 10, 20193 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

Feb 15, 20171 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

Oct 22, 20141 citation

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Feb 28, 20142 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

Nov 26, 20134 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

Apr 19, 20131 citation

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e)

Mar 15, 20135 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

1 more from this inspection

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: February 17, 2026
On file: 11 visits since March 2013 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 17, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2026

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site

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 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200 · Violation corrected on site

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 10, 2023

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · 407.200(l)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 10, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 15, 2017

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 22, 2014

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2014

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 26, 2013

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)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 19, 2013

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 15, 2013

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected on site

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 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 519283 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

Academic

“The Rainforest curriculum is built upon the foundations of creative development. We use art as universal tool to tap into that spirit and inspire each student to think for themselves and discovery solutions to academic experiments.”

Details

7733844466

Website: rainforestpreschool.com
Address: 2545 W Diversey Ave
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 rainforestpreschool.com

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 "RAINFOREST LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 519283).
Website — Checked August 2026 rainforestpreschool.com

Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.