Chicago · Licensed center
Smarty Pants Early Learning Center
A center in Chicago, licensed for 63 children. The state cited something at 7 of 9 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
Who cares for your child
Ratio not published
One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 7 of 9 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
- January 29, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since November 2015 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 25, 2025. 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.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · July 25, 2025
Medications
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(1) through (d) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(1) · 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(d)
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) through (2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(f)(2)
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(i) · Violation substantiated
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(7) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532054 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 22 findings
Monitoring visit · June 10, 2024
Personnel Records
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(6) · 407.120(e)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (t)(2) · Violation corrected on site · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) through (5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(3) · 407.100(c)(5)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation substantiated
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected on site
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532054 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2023 Monitoring visit 14 findings
Monitoring visit · May 3, 2023
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(f)(2)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected on site
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(m) · Violation corrected on site
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l) · Violation corrected on site
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532054 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · May 26, 2022
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) through (e)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b) · 407.120(c) · 407.120(e)(1) · 407.120(e)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(e)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (1) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(1)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532054 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · April 8, 2021
Personnel Records
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(e)(5)
Grouping and Staffing
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)(1) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)(1) · 407.190(e)(1) · 407.190(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
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 532054 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 3, 2018
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532054 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · November 19, 2015
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 532054 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Hours
- 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week
Details
- Phone
- 7736754420
- Website
- smartypantselc.com
- Address
- 710 E 47th St
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
- Ages
- 15 months - 6 years old
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Who cares for your child
- Staff — smartypantselc.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.
A day here
- Hours — Checked August 2026 · smartypantselc.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SMARTY PANTS EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60653 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 532054).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · smartypantselc.com
- Ages — Checked August 2026 · smartypantselc.com