Chicago · Licensed center

Kreating Young Minds Academy

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.

How they teach

STEAM

“At Kreating Young Minds Academy™, our STEAM-based curriculum fosters a lifelong love of learning by challenging and stimulating children daily.”In their words, August 2026.kymacademy.org

One of 12 Chicago-area providers that describe a STEAM approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Keshanna Milsap (Founder & Director), 17 years in early childhood.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost.

What the state has found

State record — Illinois DCFS

Illinois DCFS has published no inspection report for this provider as of September 2026. That is not the same as a clean record — there is nothing on file either way.

A day here

Meals
Provides organic breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks daily, prepared with a registered dietitian and catering partner (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week

Policies

Enrollment
Open enrollment; if no seat is available in a child's age group, the child is placed on a waiting list and the family is notified when a space opens (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

7739027544

Website
kymacademy.org
Address
1904 E 87th St
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
infants through five-year-olds

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How they teach

Who cares for your child

A day here

Policies

Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KREATING YOUNG MINDS ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 638991).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 kymacademy.org
  • Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 kymacademy.org