Woodridge · Licensed center
Little Kids Education Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 78 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 4 of its 5 licensing inspections since November 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Aug 12, 20263 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Jul 20, 20265 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- Mar 5, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 16, 20259 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)
Nov 20, 202412 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
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)(6)
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)(3)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(b)
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)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 5 inspections. Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times split: about a quarter had fewer, about a quarter the same, and about half more (127 centers).
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 56%
- 3 of 512%
- 4 of 528%This center
- All 547%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- August 12, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 30, 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.
Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · August 12, 2026
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · Violation substantiated
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation substantiated
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Repeat violation
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618925 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · July 20, 2026
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Violation substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618925 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · July 16, 2025
Equipment and Materials
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · 407.380(g) · 407.380(i)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(2) · Violation corrected on site
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618925 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · November 20, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(e) · 407.390(f)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · 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)(3) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(b) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 618925 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (331) 777-9153
- Address
- 2413 Mohawk Ave, Woodridge, 60517
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LITTLE KIDS EDUCATION CENTER" under Provider Name and 60517 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 618925).
- 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 "LITTLE KIDS EDUCATION CENTER" under Provider Name and 60517 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 618925).
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.