Melrose Park · Licensed center

Small World Learning Center Inc

Medium center, licensed for 73 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since July 2011.

Of the 157 Chicago-area centers with 7 licensing inspections, 27% had rules cited at 6 of them, as this center did. 40% had rules cited at all 7.

Licensing inspections

Aug 3, 202613 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

9 more from this inspection

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)

Feb 19, 20261 citation

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)

Mar 4, 2025No rules cited

Jul 3, 202415 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

11 more from this inspection

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)

Jun 26, 202315 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

11 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

Jun 7, 20211 citation

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

Jul 12, 20113 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(1)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 3, 2026
On file: 7 visits since July 2011 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 2, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · August 3, 2026

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (7) · Violation substantiated

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 498401 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 19, 2026

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 498401 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · July 3, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(f)(3) · 407.370(p)(3)

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 498401 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · June 26, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) through (e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · 407.330(e)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(1) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 498401 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 7, 2021

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 498401 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2011 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2011

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(1) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 498401 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

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Address: 1827 N 25th Ave
License: license issued (il)

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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 "SMALL WORLD LEARNING CENTER INC" under Provider Name and 60160 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 498401).

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.