Burnham · Licensed center

The Childrens First Learning Center

Small center, licensed for 47 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: 11 of 13 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: January 5, 2026
On file: 13 visits since March 2015 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 9, 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.

Jan 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2025

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · January 12, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(8)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2)

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2021 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · November 2, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (n) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(n)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (g) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(g)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · 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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Cited: FHSEC305

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 14 findings

Monitoring visit · January 18, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(e)(7)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(l) · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · February 7, 2017

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · February 26, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · October 23, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(d)

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · 407.370(e)(11)

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · June 19, 2015

Equipment and Materials

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

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

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k) · 407.390(l)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 27, 2015

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 7, 2015

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (e) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(e)

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 23, 2015

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) through (f)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(2) · 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(2) · 407.370(f)(3)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 537579 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

7088321000

Address: 2204 E State St
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 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 "THE CHILDRENS FIRST LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60633 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 537579).