Skokie · Licensed center

Childrens Learning World Montessori Sch

Small center, licensed for 17 children.
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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.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 13 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: August 14, 2026
On file: 13 visits since January 2014 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 13, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (d) · Violation substantiated

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 22, 2025

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · 407.380(j)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360 · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 26, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 14, 2023

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · August 15, 2022

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(p)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2019

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 18, 2018

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

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

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)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(g)

Guidance and Discipline

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 6, 2017

Personnel Records

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

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2016

Staffing Structure

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 17, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · August 19, 2015

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

Swimming and Wading

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.290(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 17, 2014

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(6)

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 10, 2014

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 525930 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

8476263400

Address: 9800 Lawler Ave
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CHILDRENS LEARNING WORLD MONTESSORI SCH" under Provider Name and 60077 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 525930).