Chicago · Licensed center
Ivy Garden Learning Cntr LLC Bridgeport
A academic center in Chicago, licensed for 126 children. The state cited something at 10 of 10 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
“Unlike traditional daycare centers (which offer zero or minimal academic prep) and Supplemental Education Services (which target struggling students), 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: 10 of 10 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 24, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since May 2013 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 24, 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 5 findings
Monitoring visit · July 24, 2026
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e) through (j) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(e) · 407.220(j)
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 through (a)(10) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · 407.310(a)(10)
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 18, 2025
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(o) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · May 30, 2024
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(c) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(c) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(f) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · July 21, 2023
Students and Youth Aides
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a) through (b)(6) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(a) · 407.160(b) · 407.160(b)(1) · 407.160(b)(2) · 407.160(b)(3) · 407.160(b)(4) · 407.160(b)(5) · 407.160(b)(6)
Transportation
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(a) through (1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(a) · 407.280(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (e)(7) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(e)(7)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 12, 2022
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 4, 2021
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(e)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(e)(2) · 407.140(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 11, 2019
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 18, 2017
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2015 Monitoring visit 24 findings
Monitoring visit · May 12, 2015
General Requirements for Personnel
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(b)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(3) through (i)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(3) · 407.250(i) · 407.250(i)(1)(b)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(a)(2)
Hand Washing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · 407.320(a)(2)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) through (l)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(f) · 407.330(l)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(m) through (o)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(m) · 407.370(o)(1)
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (j) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(j)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 24, 2013
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 515875 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
- 710 W 31st St
- License
- license issued (il)
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Sources and dates
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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 CNTR LLC BRIDGEPORT" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 515875).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · ivygardenlearning.com