Chicago · Licensed center

Children's Learning Place

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

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: 6 of 7 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
March 30, 2023
On file
7 visits since May 2018 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was April 29, 2023. 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.

Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 30, 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)

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 28, 2022

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 15, 2019

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 30, 2018

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 17, 2018

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 565084 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 24, 2018

Staffing Structure

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 565084 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
Formula and organic meals & snacks provided as part of tuition
Diapers
Diapers and wipes provided; Pull-Ups not included
Hours
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
full-time and part-time

Policies

Enrollment
Deposit covers final weeks of service, refundable with 30-day notice of withdrawal; full tuition due even if child is absent for illness, vacation, or school closings

Details

7732524840

Website
childrenslearningplace.com
Address
1826 W Chicago Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
Infant (under 15 months) through Pre-K (age 6)
Established
1998

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