Chicago · Licensed center
Teeny Tiny University, Incorporated
- Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 104 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 5 licensing inspections since September 2020.
Of the 130 Chicago-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 13% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 45% had rules cited at all 5.
Licensing inspections
Feb 26, 20265 citations
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(1)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
1 more from this inspection
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jan 30, 202510 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(1)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)
6 more from this inspection
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(t)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jan 26, 20241 citation
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- February 26, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2020 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 26, 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 26, 2026
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) through (f)(7) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(f)(7)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · Violation corrected
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 572390 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · January 30, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (t)(2) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(r)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation substantiated
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · 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 572390 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 26, 2024
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572390 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Openings, child care subsidies, cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
How they teach
Creative Curriculum and play-based
“We believe in the power of “learning through play” and have adopted The Creative Curriculum.”
A day here
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Closed
- Closed for all federal holidays
Details
- Website
- teenytinyuniversity.org
- Address
- 6111 S Cottage Grove Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
- Ages they serve
- six weeks to 5 years old
- Established
- 2019
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 teenytinyuniversity.org
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Hours, Closed — Checked August 2026 teenytinyuniversity.org
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 "TEENY TINY UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED" under Provider Name and 60637 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 572390).
- Website — Checked August 2026 teenytinyuniversity.org
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 teenytinyuniversity.org
- Established — Checked August 2026 teenytinyuniversity.org
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.