Chicago · Licensed center

Mountain Top Kids Early Learning Center

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.

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.”In their words, August 2026.mtkschool.com

One of 26 Chicago-area providers that describe a Creative Curriculum approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 3 of 3 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

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, 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 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

5743294339

Website
mtkschool.com
Address
3046 W Devon Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
Infants, Toddlers, Two's, Early Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and School Age

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State record

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Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. 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 they serve — Checked August 2026 mtkschool.com