Chicago · Licensed center

Reach Higher Learning Center 2

Small center, licensed for 43 children.
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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: 6 of 6 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 17, 2026
On file: 6 visits since April 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 20, 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 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 17, 2026

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation substantiated

Cited: FHSEC305

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

Cited: CCASEC4

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558262 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · August 21, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(i)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) through (f)(21) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · 407.210(f)(21)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(f)(2)

Organization and Administration

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)(e) · Violation substantiated

Cited: FHSEC305

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558262 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · April 11, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5) · 407.120(a)(6)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) through (l)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(l)(1)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558262 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · March 28, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (h) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f) · 407.100(h)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(l)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · 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 558262 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 8, 2021

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558262 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · April 15, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 558262 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

3124652172

Address: 537 W 28th St
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked July 2026.

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "REACH HIGHER LEARNING CENTER 2" under Provider Name and 60616 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 558262).