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Princess & King Learning Academy

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 89 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

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 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since November 2021.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Aug 10, 2026Nothing cited
  • Jul 28, 20232 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)(1)

    • Diapering and Toileting Procedures
      • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

  • Sep 19, 20224 citations
    • Grouping and Staffing
      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

    • Grouping and Staffing
      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

    • Background Checks for Personnel
      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Jun 9, 20225 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)(2)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

  • Mar 8, 20227 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

  • Dec 15, 2021Nothing cited
  • Nov 15, 20216 citations
    • Grouping and Staffing
      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 66% of 149 had rules cited at 6 or more.

How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare

Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • 2 of 71%
  • 3 of 75%
  • 4 of 714%
  • 5 of 714%This center
  • 6 of 726%
  • All 740%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 10, 2026
On file
7 visits since November 2021 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was August 27, 2023. 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.

Aug 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 28, 2023

Personnel Records

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 599151 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · September 19, 2022

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(f)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 599151 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2022 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 9, 2022

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)

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 599151 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · March 8, 2022

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(4)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 599151 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2021

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · 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 599151 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone
(708) 487-9203
Address
104 W 144th St, Riverdale, 60827

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "PRINCESS & KING LEARNING ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60827 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 599151).
  • 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 "PRINCESS & KING LEARNING ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60827 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 599151).

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.

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