Chicago · Licensed center

Children's Learning Place

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

What it costs

$2,703 a month for an infant

Infant$2,703

Higher than 8 of 18 Chicago-area providers that publish a full-time infant price.

Toddler$2,368

Higher than 10 of 22 Chicago-area providers that publish a full-time toddler price.

Preschool$2,055

Lower than 8 of 19 Chicago-area providers that publish a full-time preschool price.

Children's Learning PlaceMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)

Scale $1,000 to $4,000 a month. Chicago-area prices as of September 29, 2026. Part-time $1,145 to $2,090 a month. Application fee $500. Sibling discount: 10% off the oldest child's tuition. Prices from their website, August 2026.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: teaching approach, ratios and staff.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 13 of 15 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
July 17, 2026
On file
15 visits since July 2013 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 16, 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2026

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · May 27, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

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)(2) · 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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · June 7, 2024

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (r)(3) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(f)(3) · 407.370(r)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4) · 407.340(a)(5)

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)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 31, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Mar 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2019

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 17, 2018

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (10) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(e)(10)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 5, 2017

Guidance and Discipline

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (c)(6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(c)(1) · 407.270(c)(6)

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(4) through (f)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(4) · 407.200(f)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 10, 2015

Health Requirements for Children

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 12, 2014

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · July 22, 2014

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2014

Organization and Administration

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · 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 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 17, 2013

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

Grouping and Staffing

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 24, 2013

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524738 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).

A day here

Meals
Tuition includes all-natural/organic food, formula, and age-appropriate milk for all age groups
Diapers
Diapers and wipes provided; Pull-Ups are not included
Hours
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
full-time and part-time

Policies

Enrollment
Deposit refundable with 30 days' notice of withdrawal; full weekly tuition due even if child is absent for illness, vacation, or school closings

Details

7732762400

Website
childrenslearningplace.com
Address
3121 W Fullerton Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
Under 15 months through age 6 (infant, toddler, preschool/pre-K)
Established
1998

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