Chicago · Licensed center

Teeny Tiny University, Incorporated

A Creative Curriculum center in Chicago, licensed for 104 children. The state cited something at 3 of 5 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).

How they teach

Creative Curriculum and play-based

“We believe in the power of “learning through play” and have adopted The Creative Curriculum.”In their words. teenytinyuniversity.org, August 2026

One of 26 Chicago-area providers that describe a Creative Curriculum approach, out of 129 that describe any approach at all.

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, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 3 of 5 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
February 26, 2026
On file
5 visits since September 2020 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was March 26, 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.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2026

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) through (f)(7) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(c)(5) · 407.210(f)(7)

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(1) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572390 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · January 30, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (t)(2) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(d)(3) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(q)(1) · 407.370(r)(1) · 407.370(t)(2)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Violation substantiated

Cited: CCASEC4

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572390 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 26, 2024

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 572390 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

A day here

Hours
7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 5 days a week
Closed
Closed for all federal holidays

Details

Phone
7084912748
Website
teenytinyuniversity.org
Address
6111 S Cottage Grove Ave
License
license issued (il)
Ages
six weeks to 5 years old
Established
2019

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