Chicago · Licensed center
Childrens Learning Place Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 64 children.
- Hours 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 5 days a week.
- Tuition Infant $2,703, toddler $2,368, preschool $2,055 a month, full time. See costs
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 9 of its 10 licensing inspections since November 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 28, 20252 citations
Transportation
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n)
Transportation
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(p)
Nov 21, 20241 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Nov 7, 20231 citation
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Sep 26, 20222 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
- Mar 29, 2019Nothing cited
May 14, 20182 citations
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
Oct 4, 20161 citation
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
Sep 5, 20137 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Sep 2, 20115 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Nov 12, 20103 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
The state cited rules at 9 of this center's 10 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.
How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some78%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 28, 2025
- On file
- 10 visits since November 2010 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 29, 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.
Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 28, 2025
Transportation
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n) through (p) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(n) · 407.280(p)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 21, 2024
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 7, 2023
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 26, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 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 14, 2018
Guidance and Discipline
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(6)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 4, 2016
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · September 5, 2013
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2011 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 2, 2011
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)
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)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · November 12, 2010
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 491770 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What it costs
Childrens Learning Place PreschoolMost Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Chicago-area full-time prices for that age; 17 infant, 21 toddler and 18 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $1,145 to $2,090 a month
- Application fee
- $500
- Siblings
- 10% off the oldest child tuition
A day here
6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals, diapers and schedule
- Meals
- Formula and organic meals & snacks provided
- Diapers
- Diapers and wipes provided
- Schedule
- Full-time, part-time
Policies
- Enrollment
- Two-week deposit required to hold a spot, refundable with 30 days' notice of withdrawal; full tuition due even if child is absent for illness, vacation, or closings
Details
- Phone
- (773) 292-6000
- Address
- 1669 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, 60647
- Established
- 1998
- Ownership
- For-profit
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Sources and dates
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What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 childrenslearningplace.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Diapers — Checked August 2026 childrenslearningplace.com
- Hours, Schedule — Checked August 2026 childrenslearningplace.com
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 childrenslearningplace.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHILDRENS LEARNING PLACE PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 491770).
- Website — Checked August 2026 childrenslearningplace.com
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHILDRENS LEARNING PLACE PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 491770).
- Established — Checked August 2026 childrenslearningplace.com
- Ownership — Checked October 2026 data.cityofchicago.org
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.