Chicago · Licensed center

The Learning Place LLC

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 72 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

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 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since February 2020.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Mar 22, 20245 citations
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
May 19, 2023Nothing cited
Nov 18, 2022Nothing cited
Apr 30, 20217 citations
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(2)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(t)(3)
Dec 2, 20203 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Aug 7, 202016 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(3)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(c)
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
- Volunteers
  Volunteers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a)
- Volunteers
  Volunteers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(b)
- Volunteers
  Volunteers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(c)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(2)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(2)
- Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
  Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(d)
Feb 18, 20208 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)

The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 66% of 149 had rules cited at 6 or more.

How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare

Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

2 of 71%
3 of 75%
4 of 714%
5 of 714%This center
6 of 726%
All 740%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: March 22, 2024
On file: 7 visits since February 2020 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 22, 2024. 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.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 22, 2024

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 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(f)(24) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 579199 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Nov 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · April 30, 2021

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e) through (p)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(e) · 407.330(g)(1) · 407.330(p)(2)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

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(t)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 579199 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · December 2, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 579199 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2020

Staffing Structure

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (d)(3) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(c) · 407.90(d)(2) · 407.90(d)(3)

Volunteers

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a) through (c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a) · 407.180(b) · 407.180(c)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l) through (p)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l) · 407.330(p)(2)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(d) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 579199 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 18, 2020

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) through (d) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · 407.90(d)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(a) · 407.330(l)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 579199 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (773) 633-2503
Address: 406 E 75th St, Chicago, 60619

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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 "THE LEARNING PLACE LLC" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 579199).
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 "THE LEARNING PLACE LLC" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 579199).

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.