Chicago · Licensed center
Little Learners Academy
At a glance
- Small developmental center, licensed for 19 children.
- Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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 all 4 of its licensing inspections since October 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jul 14, 20267 citations
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)
Mar 31, 20269 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
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)
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
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Nov 20, 20255 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
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)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Oct 23, 20251 citation
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times had the same: 59% of 117.
How all 117 Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 117 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None2%
- 1 of 44%
- 2 of 413%
- 3 of 422%
- All 459%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 14, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since October 2025 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 13, 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 7 findings
Monitoring visit · July 14, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) through (f) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected on site
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · March 31, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · 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 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 20, 2025
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)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(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 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 23, 2025
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 639389 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Meals, sleep, screens and one more
- Meals
- All meals and snacks provided via partnership with Child Eats; fresh, non-processed, made-from-scratch meals with allergy/dietary accommodations
- Sleep
- Rest times integrated into the daily schedule
- Screens
- Tech-free, screen-free program
- Schedule
- Full-day
How they teach
Developmental and play-based
“Learning Through Play We embrace the power of play as a critical tool for learning.”
Details
- Phone
- (773) 716-7522
- Address
- 450 W Menomonee St, Chicago, 60614
- Ownership
- For-profit
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 littlelearnerschicago.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Screens, Hours, Schedule — Checked August 2026 littlelearnerschicago.com
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 "LITTLE LEARNERS ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60614 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 639389).
- Website — Checked August 2026 littlelearnerschicago.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 "LITTLE LEARNERS ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60614 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 639389).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 littlelearnerschicago.com
- Ownership — Checked October 2026 data.cityofchicago.org
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; 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.