Chicago · Licensed center
Chicago Latvian Preschool
- Small center, licensed for 8 children.
What these mean, and where they come from
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.
What it costs
From $2,310 a month
Chicago-area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
Part-time $600 to $1,790 a month. Deposit $100, not refundable. Sibling discount: 10% tuition discount for siblings attending simultaneously; 20% for siblings attending simultaneously full-time.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 12 of 13 cited something
Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits.
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- February 10, 2025
- On file
- 13 visits since March 2013 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 10, 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.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · February 10, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(h) · Violation corrected on site
Cited: CCASEC7
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · January 31, 2024
Personnel Records
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · 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)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)
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
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation substantiated
Cited: CCASEC7
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · February 16, 2023
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d)
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (c)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(c)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) through (k)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) · 407.330(k)(2)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 1, 2022
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2020 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 5, 2020
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · March 19, 2019
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)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 7, 2018
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(d)(3) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · January 25, 2017
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(g) · 407.250(h)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 25, 2016
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(e)(4)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · February 25, 2015
Hand Washing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) through (8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · 407.320(a)(8)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 8, 2014
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) · 407.390(l)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · March 28, 2013
Health Requirements for Children
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(2) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(2) · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (b) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b)
Grouping and Staffing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) through (g) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · 407.190(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (9) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(e)(9)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 436386 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
How the comparison is built
Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).
Details
- Website
- starins.org
- Address
- 6551 W Montrose Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
- Ages they serve
- ages two to five years of age
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What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 starins.org
- Deposit — Checked August 2026 starins.org
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHICAGO LATVIAN PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60634 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 436386).
- Website — Checked August 2026 starins.org
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 starins.org