Chicago · Licensed center

The Learning Tree Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 13 licensing inspections since July 2010.

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

Aug 8, 2025No rules cited
Mar 7, 20242 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Dec 15, 20222 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)

Dec 14, 20211 citation

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

Dec 17, 20197 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

3 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)

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

Dec 7, 20186 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

2 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)

Mar 13, 20185 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)

1 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Sep 12, 2017No rules cited
Mar 21, 2017No rules cited
Jan 8, 20161 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

May 26, 20118 citations

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)

4 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21)

Apr 15, 20119 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)

5 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(4)

Jul 22, 201011 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

7 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(n)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(h)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 8, 2025
On file
13 visits since July 2010 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 15, 2024. 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 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 7, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 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 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 15, 2022

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 14, 2021

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 17, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(6)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 7, 2018

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Staffing Structure

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 13, 2018

Staffing Structure

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(a)(4) · 407.90(d) · 407.90(e)

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 8, 2016

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2011 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · May 26, 2011

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(1) through (21) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(1) · 407.210(f)(21)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2011 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · April 15, 2011

Staffing Structure

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(a)(4) · 407.90(a)(5) · 407.90(d)

Organization and Administration

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2010 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · July 22, 2010

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(1)

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(a) through (n) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(a) · 407.390(l) · 407.390(n)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(h) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 484385 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7734167670

Address
6161 S Kedzie Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 484385).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 484385).

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.