Elgin · Licensed center

The Learning Tree Of Elgin West

Large center, licensed for 284 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 11 of its 14 licensing inspections since November 2022.

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

Sep 11, 20261 citation

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)

Dec 3, 20253 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Nov 25, 20254 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)

Nov 19, 20253 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)(2)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

Oct 9, 20254 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

Nov 21, 20245 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

1 more from this inspection

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

Sep 19, 20241 citation

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

May 17, 2024No rules cited

Dec 8, 20231 citation

Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(2)

Nov 7, 202313 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

9 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
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 20, 2023No rules cited

Dec 5, 2022No rules cited

Nov 30, 20224 citations

General Requirements for Personnel — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Organization and Administration — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)
General Requirements for Personnel — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(8)

Nov 29, 20221 citation

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: September 11, 2026
On file: 14 visits since November 2022 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 21, 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 11, 2026

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 3, 2025

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected on site

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · Violation corrected on site

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 25, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11)

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 19, 2025

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)(2) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 9, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4)

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · November 21, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 19, 2024

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 8, 2023

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(2) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(2) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 30, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(8) through (11) · Violation corrected

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(8) · 407.100(a)(11)

Organization and Administration — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

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

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

Program Requirements for All Ages — Child Abuse / Neglect Report Made

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

Illinois does not publish what came of a report; that investigation is confidential.

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 29, 2022

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 584195 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

8478884220

Address: 2325 Royal Blvd
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 "THE LEARNING TREE OF ELGIN WEST" under Provider Name and 60123 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 584195).

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.