Chicago · Licensed center
Mustardseed Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium developmental center, licensed for 68 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
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 7 of its 9 licensing inspections since April 2017.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 16, 20262 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Jul 24, 20255 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Apr 16, 20242 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60
- Oct 13, 2022Nothing cited
Apr 5, 20222 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Jul 16, 20209 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Apr 25, 20194 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- Aug 6, 2018Nothing cited
Apr 11, 20174 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
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)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
The state cited rules at 7 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times had more: 55% of 127 had rules cited at 8 or more.
How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times compare
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 91%
- 3 of 92%
- 4 of 92%
- 5 of 92%
- 6 of 916%
- 7 of 921%This center
- 8 of 924%
- All 931%
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 · Violation corrected on site
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
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 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.
What it costs
- Application fee
- $65
- Siblings
- Multi-Child discount of 10% accessed to the oldest child's tuition
A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Meals and schedule
- Meals
- Provides breakfast, lunch, and 2 snacks daily
- Schedule
- Full-time and part-time (full-day or half-day)
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.”
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
- Phone
- (773) 445-7000
- Address
- 3656 W 111th St, Chicago, 60655
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/philosophy.html
What it costs
- Application fee, Sibling discount — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/faqs--contact-us.html
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Schedule — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/faqs--contact-us.html
Policies
- Enrollment — Checked August 2026 mustardseedlearningcenter.com/faqs--contact-us.html
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 "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/faqs--contact-us.html
- 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 "MUSTARDSEED LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60655 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513282).
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.