Chicago · Licensed center

Tiny Scholars Academy Inc

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since November 2015.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Dec 10, 202514 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

10 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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

Sep 20, 202423 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Personnel Records

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

19 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

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

Aug 22, 202224 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Staffing Structure

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

20 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)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)

  • 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)(2)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(e)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Oct 19, 202115 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Personnel Records

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

11 more from this inspection

  • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)

  • Volunteers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)

  • Volunteers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(c)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

Aug 3, 20202 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Feb 24, 20202 citations

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)

Aug 9, 20194 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Jul 26, 20185 citations

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

1 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

Jun 13, 20166 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

2 more from this inspection

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)

Nov 2, 20157 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

3 more from this inspection

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Personnel Records

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
December 10, 2025
On file
10 visits since November 2015 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 10, 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.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · December 10, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h) · 407.100(i)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · Violation substantiated

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

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

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Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 23 findings

Monitoring visit · September 20, 2024

Personnel Records

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

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d) · Violation corrected on site

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

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

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

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

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Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 24 findings

Monitoring visit · August 22, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(e) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(f)(2)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(2)(e) · 407.250(i)(3) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Organization and Administration

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(d)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

Background Checks for Personnel

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

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Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · October 19, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

Personnel Records

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

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

Volunteers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) through (c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · 407.180(c)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (e)(11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(11)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation substantiated

Napping and Sleeping

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation substantiated

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Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 3, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2020

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

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Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 26, 2018

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (b) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

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Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2016

Health Requirements for Children

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

Grouping and Staffing

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

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Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2015

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)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

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Openings, child care subsidies, cost, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Developmental

“We are committed to meeting children at their level and challenging them daily through a Developmentally Appropriate Practice curriculum .”

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Details

7738558104

Website
tinyscholarsacademy.org
Address
1167 E 63rd St
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
6 weeks - 5 years
Established
2010

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How they teach

State record

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

A day here

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.