Chicago · Licensed center
Mountain Top Kids Early Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium Creative Curriculum center, licensed for 55 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 all 3 of its licensing inspections since December 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 24, 20241 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Jul 1, 202115 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)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(11)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(2)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)
Dec 31, 201910 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
The state cited rules at all 3 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 3 times had the same: 57% of 110.
How all 110 Chicago-area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 110 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None11%
- 1 of 38%
- 2 of 324%
- All 357%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 24, 2024
- On file
- 3 visits since December 2019 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 24, 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.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 24, 2024
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · July 1, 2021
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (r)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(p) · 407.370(r)(2)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) through (h)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(11) · 407.210(h)(2)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (b) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(b)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation substantiated
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · December 31, 2019
Guidance and Discipline
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(1) · 407.270(a)(2) · 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) · 407.90(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(e) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(h) · 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 577323 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
How they teach
Creative Curriculum
“Within the Creative Curriculum, not only does the teacher serve as a role model but also a moderator for student interaction. The Creative Curriculum places an emphasis on teachers working with parents and families for the child's benefit.”
Details
- Phone
- (574) 329-4339
- Address
- 3046 W Devon Ave, Chicago, 60659
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
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 "MOUNTAIN TOP KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 577323).
- Website — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.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 "MOUNTAIN TOP KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60659 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 577323).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com
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.