Chicago · Licensed center
La Escuelita Numero Uno Inc
At a glance
- Medium play-based center, licensed for 70 children.
What to know
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 11 of its 13 licensing inspections since April 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 5, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 9, 202510 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(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(b)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Jun 24, 202211 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(25)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Mar 28, 202210 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Apr 26, 20218 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)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
- Mar 13, 2019Nothing cited
Feb 1, 20198 citations
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)
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)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Feb 14, 20187 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
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 20, 20176 citations
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)
Severability of this Part
Severability of this Part
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.400
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Aug 13, 20172 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(20)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140
Jul 17, 20173 citations
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Jun 12, 20173 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Apr 21, 20178 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(a)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
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(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a)
The state cited rules at 11 of this center's 13 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 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%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 5, 2026
- On file
- 13 visits since April 2017 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 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.
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · April 9, 2025
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation substantiated
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 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)(4) · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation substantiated
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation substantiated
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · June 24, 2022
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) through (q)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(e)(7) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(q)(2)
Napping and Sleeping
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350 through (j) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350 · 407.350(b)(1)(e) · 407.350(c) · 407.350(j)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) through (25) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · 407.210(f)(25)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · March 28, 2022
Personnel Records
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(5)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · April 26, 2021
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)(8) · 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 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 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · February 1, 2019
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)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(b)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210 · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · February 14, 2018
Equipment and Materials
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 through (j)(5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 · 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected on site
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 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 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · October 20, 2017
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)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · Violation corrected
Severability of this Part
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.400 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 13, 2017
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140 · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(20) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 17, 2017
Qualifications for Child Care Director
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(i) · 407.130(l)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 12, 2017
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
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 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · April 21, 2017
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(a) · 407.250(g) · 407.250(i)(1) · 407.250(i)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 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
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 556162 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Meals
- Provides meals and accommodates allergies/religious-cultural food restrictions; parents supply meals only if modifications aren't possible
Calendar and schedule
- Calendar
- Year round
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Play-based and bilingual
“our mission is to nurture the whole child -- socially, emotionally, and academically -- through a bilingual, play-based learning program.”
Policies
- When a child is sick
- Children with a fever over 100.3°F must be picked up immediately
Details
- Phone
- (773) 887-3072
- Address
- 5400 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, 60639
- Established
- 2011
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com/programs
- Approach — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com/about-us
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com/…/a4e909_eb7c7487cc084b04a9ee0dc6752f324a.pdf
- Calendar, Schedule — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com
Policies
- When a child is sick — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com/…/a4e909_eb7c7487cc084b04a9ee0dc6752f324a.pdf
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 "LA ESCUELITA NUMERO UNO INC" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 556162).
- Website — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com
- 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 "LA ESCUELITA NUMERO UNO INC" under Provider Name and 60639 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 556162).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com
- Established — Checked August 2026 laescuelitadaycarecenter.com
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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.