Chicago · Licensed center
Ivy Garden Learning Center LLC Chinatown
A academic center in Chicago, licensed for 217 children. The state cited something at 9 of 9 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Large center. 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.
How they teach
Academic
“we focus squarely on academic prep, physical development, moral education, and social skills enhancement”In their words. ivygardenlearning.com, August 2026
One of 10 Chicago-area providers that describe an academic approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 9 of 9 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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 9, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since June 2015 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 9, 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 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 9, 2026
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 25, 2025
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · July 19, 2024
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (t)(2) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(t)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(e) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 25, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 25, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) · 407.130(m)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 14, 2019
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 25, 2017
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(j)(4)
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · May 9, 2016
Equipment and Materials
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j)(7) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(7)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 19 findings
Monitoring visit · June 11, 2015
Health Requirements for Children
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(b)
Nutrition and Meal Service
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · 407.330(l)(1) · 407.330(l)(2)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) · 407.250(i)(1)(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2) through (p)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2) · 407.370(p)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 523842 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 3129294577
- Website
- ivygardenlearning.com
- Address
- 2350 S Wentworth Ave
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · ivygardenlearning.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "IVY GARDEN LEARNING CENTER LLC CHINATOWN" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 523842).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · ivygardenlearning.com