Chicago · Licensed center
Teddy Bear Nursery Schools LLC 1
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 166 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 4 of its licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 16, 20265 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Mar 18, 20256 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(6)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(o)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Dec 27, 20232 citations
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(f)
Apr 13, 20233 citations
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)
The state cited rules at all 4 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times had the same: 59% of 117.
How all 117 Chicago-area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 117 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None2%
- 1 of 44%
- 2 of 413%
- 3 of 422%
- All 459%This center
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State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 16, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2023 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 16, 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.
Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 16, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(e) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617526 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · March 18, 2025
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(h)(6) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(o) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617526 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 27, 2023
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected on site
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(f) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617526 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 13, 2023
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) through (24) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · 407.210(f)(24)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 617526 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 476-0700
- Address
- 2649 W 51st St, Chicago, 60632
- Ownership
- For-profit
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "TEDDY BEAR NURSERY SCHOOLS LLC 1" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 617526).
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "TEDDY BEAR NURSERY SCHOOLS LLC 1" under Provider Name and 60632 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 617526).
- Ownership — Checked October 2026 data.cityofchicago.org
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.