Chicago · Licensed center

Sunny Kids Land Early Learning Center

What these mean, and where they come from

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.

How they teach

Montessori–inspired, play-based, STEAM and bilingual

“As your child explores, discovers, and learns through interactive, playful activities from Brightwheel’s Experience Curriculum, they also learn to share, take turns, and empathize.”In their words, August 2026.sunnykidsland.com

“Every day, your child delves into science, tech, engineering, art and math through exciting experiments, investigations, and discussions.”In their words, August 2026.sunnykidsland.com

“Your child makes their daily discoveries in Serbian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and English for a tremendous advantage.”In their words, August 2026.sunnykidsland.com

“Montessori and Reggio-inspired classrooms, toys, and activities foster student-led discovery, self-correction, and a sense of pride in their achievements.”In their words, August 2026.sunnykidsland.com

One of 15 Chicago-area providers that describe a Montessori approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Sonja Stamenkovic (Program Coordinator/Lead Teacher), 10 years in early childhood and Zoran Milic (Lead / Substitute Teacher), 12 years in early childhood. Three other staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 3 of 3 cited something

Chicago-area centers: the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

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
July 21, 2026
On file
3 visits since December 2025 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was February 24, 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.

Jul 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 21, 2026

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 18, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 4, 2025

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 645106 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).

A day here

Schedule
Full-Time or Part-Time

Details

7733540077

Website
sunnykidsland.com
Address
4535 N Clark St
License
license issued (il)
Ages they serve
6 Weeks - 6 Years

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State record

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Details

  • Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SUNNY KIDS LAND EARLY LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60640 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 645106).
  • Website — Checked August 2026 sunnykidsland.com
  • Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 sunnykidsland.com