Chicago · Licensed center

South Loop Montessori School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 14 of its 17 licensing inspections since December 2013.

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

Jul 17, 20267 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11)

3 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(5)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

Mar 17, 202613 citations

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)

9 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)

Jun 25, 20251 citation

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)

Oct 30, 20244 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Feb 9, 202410 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

6 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

  • Medications

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Jun 27, 2023No rules cited
Jun 23, 20238 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)

4 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Feb 7, 20233 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Feb 23, 2022No rules cited
Feb 1, 20224 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

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

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

Jan 13, 20211 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Feb 26, 20194 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

Jan 31, 20172 citations

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

May 24, 2016No rules cited
Feb 18, 20166 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)

Mar 11, 20157 citations

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

3 more from this inspection

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Dec 18, 20133 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • Personnel Records

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
July 17, 2026
On file
17 visits since December 2013 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2026

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11) through (h)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11) · 407.210(h)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · Violation substantiated

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Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · March 17, 2026

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(h)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (l)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(l)(2)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(t)(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 corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · June 25, 2025

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

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Oct 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 30, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to the License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) · 407.60(g)

Grouping and Staffing

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · February 9, 2024

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (q)(2) · Violation substantiated · Repeat violation

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2) · Violation substantiated

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Jun 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · June 23, 2023

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(11) · Repeat violation · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(e)(11)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

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Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Staffing Structure

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

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Feb 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 1, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 13, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

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)

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Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 31, 2017

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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May 2016 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · February 18, 2016

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510252 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · March 11, 2015

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation corrected on site

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

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Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 18, 2013

Staffing Structure

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected on site

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

How they teach

Montessori

“We use the Montessori Method of education.”

What it costs

$2,535 a month for an infant

Infant$2,535

Lower than 65% of the 17 that publish a price.

Toddler$2,210

Lower than 52% of the 21 that publish a price.

South Loop Montessori SchoolMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

Half day (morning)
$1,790 to $2,410 a month
Application fee
$75
Siblings
reduced rates for prepaid tuition discounts and eldest sibling rates

A day here

Hours
8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, year round
Outdoors
outdoor activities in a large, private playground (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
Half Day (8:00am–12:30pm), School Day (8:00am–3:30pm), Extended Day (7:30am–5:00pm), All Day (7:30am–6:30pm) (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Policies

Enrollment
90-day written notice required to withdraw; deposit applied to child's final days of enrollment (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

3124318050

Website
amaschools.com
Address
47 W Polk St Ste G15
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
8 weeks to 9 years of age
Established
2012

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How they teach

What it costs

  • Infant, Toddler, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 amaschools.com

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.