Chicago · Licensed center
Mustardseed Learning Center
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 68 children.
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
Developmental and faith-based
“Through our faith, [if] even as small as a mustard seed, we believe that nothing is impossible for our children.”In their words, August 2026.mustardseedlearningcenter.com
“We provide developmentally appropriate programs that focus on the process of learning while helping our children to enjoy successful experiences.”In their words, August 2026.mustardseedlearningcenter.com
One of 20 Chicago-area providers that describe a developmental approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.
What it costs
Application fee $65. Sibling discount: Multi-Child discount of 10% accessed to the oldest child's tuition.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, ratios and staff.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 7 of 9 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 16, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since April 2017 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 16, 2026. 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 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 16, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected on site
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · July 24, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (i) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 16, 2024
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60 · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 5, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2020 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · July 16, 2020
Health Requirements for Children
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 25, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(2)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 11, 2017
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)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513282 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).
A day here
- Meals
- Provides breakfast, lunch, and 2 snacks daily
- Hours
- 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Schedule
- full-time and part-time (full-day or half-day)
Policies
- Enrollment
- Full-time enrollees have priority over part-time; a Family Partnership Rates plan lets families combine to fill a full-time slot
Details
- Address
- 3656 W 111th St
- License
- license issued (il)
- Ages they serve
- Infant/Toddler (6wk.- 23mo.), Older Toddler (24mo.+), Preschool (3 - 4 yr.), Pre-K (4 - 5 yr.)
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com
How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com
What it costs
- Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Schedule — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MUSTARDSEED LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60655 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513282).
- Website, Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com