Chicago · Licensed center

Lovelyland Learning Lab Corp

Medium center, licensed for 55 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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: 10 of 11 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine 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: April 24, 2026
On file: 11 visits since June 2019 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was November 4, 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 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2025

Transportation

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 29, 2025

Transportation

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(2) through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(2) · 407.280(d)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation substantiated

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · November 8, 2023

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · February 10, 2023

Transportation

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(t)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(t)(2) · 407.280(t)(3) · 407.280(t)(4)

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2) through (10) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(2) · 407.200(d)(10)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation substantiated

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(b) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1) · Repeat violation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 7, 2022

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2022

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)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 7, 2022

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 14, 2021

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(f)(3)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) through (h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · 407.380(h)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2020 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 16, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Students and Youth Aides

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.160(b)(2) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · June 25, 2019

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

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

Organization and Administration

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

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · 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 Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(2) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 568849 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).

Details

7738449434

Address: 1946 W 87th St # 48
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "LOVELYLAND LEARNING LAB CORP" under Provider Name and 60620 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 568849).