Chicago · Licensed center
Rainforest Learning Center
A academic center in Chicago, licensed for 125 children. The state cited something at 10 of 11 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
How they teach
Academic
“The Rainforest curriculum is built upon the foundations of creative development. We use art as universal tool to tap into that spirit and inspire each student to think for themselves and discovery solutions to academic experiments.”In their words. rainforestpreschool.com, August 2026
One of 10 Chicago-area providers that describe an academic 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: 10 of 11 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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
- February 17, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since March 2013 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 17, 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.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · February 17, 2026
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 19, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200 · Violation corrected on site
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 10, 2023
Program Requirements for All Ages
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · 407.200(l)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · December 10, 2019
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (f)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 15, 2017
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2014 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 22, 2014
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 28, 2014
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · November 26, 2013
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 19, 2013
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 15, 2013
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(6)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected on site
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 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 519283 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7733844466
- Website
- rainforestpreschool.com
- Address
- 2545 W Diversey Ave
- License
- license issued (il)
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 · rainforestpreschool.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.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "RAINFOREST LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60647 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 519283).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · rainforestpreschool.com