Chicago · Licensed center
Love N Learn Academy, Inc
A center in Chicago, licensed for 45 children. The state cited something at 7 of 9 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Small center. 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.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 7 of 9 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 4, 2025
- On file
- 9 visits since April 2016 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 14, 2024. 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.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 13, 2024
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation substantiated
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538281 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · May 6, 2024
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.55(b) · Violation substantiated
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 substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation substantiated
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538281 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · March 22, 2023
Personnel Records
6 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(e)(3) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation substantiated
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24) · Violation substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538281 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 31 findings
Monitoring visit · April 12, 2022
Staffing Structure
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (d)(1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(a)(2) · 407.90(a)(3) · 407.90(b) · 407.90(d)(1)
Hand Washing
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) through (b)(8) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) · 407.320(a)(8) · 407.320(b)(3) · 407.320(b)(4) · 407.320(b)(8)
Program Requirements for All Ages
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) through (p) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · 407.200(f) · 407.200(j) · 407.200(p)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)(1) through (e)(1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)(1) · 407.190(e)(1)
Nutrition and Meal Service
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (l)(1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(l)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) through (n)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) · 407.390(n)(2)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b) · Violation substantiated
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c) · Violation substantiated
Volunteers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a) · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
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 substantiated
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538281 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · March 26, 2019
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(d)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
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
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538281 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · April 11, 2017
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (e) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(8) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538281 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · April 5, 2016
General Requirements for Personnel
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(h)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538281 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7737230338
- Address
- 723 E 75th St
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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All checked July 2026.
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "LOVE N LEARN ACADEMY, INC" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 538281).