Chicago · Licensed center
Jellybean Learning Center III
A center in Chicago, licensed for 66 children. The state cited something at 14 of 14 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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: 14 of 14 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
- February 7, 2025
- On file
- 14 visits since March 2014 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 9, 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.
Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · February 7, 2025
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again
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
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(1) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 2, 2023
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (k)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(k)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 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 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 26, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 13, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(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 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 10, 2020
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(j) · 407.370(l)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · January 11, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (i) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(i)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(l)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o) · 407.370(p)(3)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 19, 2018
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 17, 2017
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation corrected
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 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 29, 2016
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · August 30, 2016
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · 407.70(c)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · 407.90(b)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · 407.130(e)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 15, 2016
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 30, 2014
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) · 407.390(l)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · April 16, 2014
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)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2014 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · March 18, 2014
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Volunteers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b) · 407.180(c)
Hand Washing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) through (b)(8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · 407.320(b)(8)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(3) · 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 528419 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7738467396
- Address
- 7419 S Cottage Grove Ave
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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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 "JELLYBEAN LEARNING CENTER III" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 528419).