Chicago · Licensed center

Ramonas Lovely Touch Academy

What these mean, and where they come from

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.

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

What the state has found

Routine visits: 7 of 7 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
May 26, 2026
On file
7 visits since February 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was December 26, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · May 26, 2026

Guidance and Discipline

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6)(e) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(6) · 407.270(c)(6)(e)

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 518577 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · December 8, 2023

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (h)(8) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(d) · 407.210(h)(8)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(c)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation substantiated

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 518577 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 18, 2023

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 518577 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · January 25, 2019

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 518577 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 21 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2017

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) through (i)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c) · 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k) through (p)(1) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k) · 407.330(k)(5) · 407.330(p)(1)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 through (e)(7) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · 407.370(e)(4) · 407.370(e)(7)

Personnel Records

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

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected on site

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) · Violation corrected on site

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 518577 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · December 8, 2015

Personnel Records

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

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(2) · Violation corrected

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 518577 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2013

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(j) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(j) · 407.200(m)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) through (c)(1) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(1) · 407.320(c)(1)

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · 407.380(g)

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 518577 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

7737212000

Address
9100 S Commercial Ave
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "RAMONAS LOVELY TOUCH ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 518577).