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Living 4 Childcare Learning Center, Inc.

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 63 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

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 8 of its 10 licensing inspections since September 2010.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 20, 20256 citations
    • Staffing Structure
      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

    • Staffing Structure
      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)

    • Staffing Structure
      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)

    • Grouping and Staffing
      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

    • Grouping and Staffing
      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(2)

    • Program Requirements for All Ages
      • Program Requirements for All Ages

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)

  • Jul 15, 202512 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

    • Qualifications for Child Care Director
      • Qualifications for Child Care Director

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130

    • 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)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA7A.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA7A.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

  • Aug 13, 2024Nothing cited
  • Aug 9, 20233 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)(2)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

  • Oct 12, 20225 citations
    • 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)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

  • Aug 3, 20225 citations
    • 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)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

  • May 30, 2018Nothing cited
  • Oct 5, 201116 citations
    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

    • Special Requirements for School-Age Children
      • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(1)

    • Special Requirements for School-Age Children
      • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(b)

    • Health Requirements for Children
      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)

    • Health Requirements for Children
      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)

    • Health Requirements for Children
      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

    • Health Requirements for Children
      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

    • Transportation
      • Transportation

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b)

  • May 4, 20112 citations
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

    • Health Requirements for Children
      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

  • Sep 30, 20103 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)(4)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

The state cited rules at 8 of this center's 10 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
August 20, 2025
On file
10 visits since September 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 22, 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.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2025

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(b)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (d)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(d)(2)

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · July 15, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCA7A.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2023

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · October 12, 2022

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · August 3, 2022

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Oct 2011 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · October 5, 2011

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) through (h) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 407.100(h)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(1) · 407.220(c)(2)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · 407.250(i)(4)(b)

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2011 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 4, 2011

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2010

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 500762 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone
(847) 406-9001
Address
2515 30th St, Zion, 60099

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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 "LIVING 4 CHILDCARE LEARNING CENTER, INC." under Provider Name and 60099 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 500762).
  • 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 "LIVING 4 CHILDCARE LEARNING CENTER, INC." under Provider Name and 60099 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 500762).

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.

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