Chicago · Licensed center

Greater Learning Opportunity Academy Inc

At a glance

Small center, licensed for 34 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 5 years (state).

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 all 11 of its licensing inspections since November 2018.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Dec 4, 20258 citations
- Qualifications for Child Care Director
  Qualifications for Child Care Director
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Sep 9, 20244 citations
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director
  Qualifications for Child Care Director
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(h)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Sep 1, 20232 citations
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Sep 30, 202224 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(a)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(4)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
  Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(i)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Oct 21, 20208 citations
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(4)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(1)
Sep 24, 20197 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Mar 19, 20197 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Feb 22, 20192 citations
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
  Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Jan 22, 20191 citation
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Dec 4, 20182 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
Nov 2, 20188 citations
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)

The state cited rules at all 11 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had fewer: 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%
All22%This center

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: December 4, 2025
On file: 11 visits since November 2018 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was January 4, 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.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · December 4, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(7) · 407.370(f)(2)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 9, 2024

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(h) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(21) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 1, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 24 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2022

Health Requirements for Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d)

Personnel Records

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

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · 407.340(a)(4)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected on site

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · October 21, 2020

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (p)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(k)(4) · 407.330(p)(2)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (d)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(1)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 24, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (7) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7)

Grouping and Staffing

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · March 19, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d)

Staffing Structure

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 22, 2019

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected on site

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2019

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 4, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2018 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2018

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(10)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 569901 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (773) 336-5437
Address: 2301 E 79th St # 05, Chicago, 60649

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

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 "GREATER LEARNING OPPORTUNITY ACADEMY INC" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 569901).
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 "GREATER LEARNING OPPORTUNITY ACADEMY INC" under Provider Name and 60649 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 569901).

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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.