Chicago · Licensed center
The Little Scholars Club, Co.
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 50 children.
- Tuition Toddler $1,234, preschool $1,061 a month, full time. See costs
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 November 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 27, 20251 citation
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Feb 29, 20242 citations
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(7)
Dec 7, 20211 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Nov 15, 20195 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
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
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 27, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since November 2019 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 3, 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 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 27, 2025
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 29, 2024
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(7) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · December 7, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 510152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · November 15, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 510152 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What it costs
The Little Scholars Club, Co.Most Chicago-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Chicago-area full-time prices for that age; 21 toddler and 18 preschool programs publish one.
A day here
- Meals
- Wholesome homemade meals made with fresh fruits and vegetables
Outdoors, sleep and updates for parents
- Outdoors
- Outdoor & large motor play with music, movement, cooperative games, and interaction in nature
- Sleep
- A two-hour rest time
- Updates for parents
- Lillio app for real-time updates, photos/videos, and direct messaging with teachers
Details
- Phone
- (773) 582-7529
- Address
- 5752 S Pulaski Rd # 54, Chicago, 60629
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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What it costs
- Toddler, Preschool — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsclub.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Outdoors, Sleep — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsclub.com
- Updates for parents — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsclub.com
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE LITTLE SCHOLARS CLUB, CO." under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 510152).
- Website — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsclub.com
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE LITTLE SCHOLARS CLUB, CO." under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 510152).
- 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 LITTLE SCHOLARS CLUB, CO." under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 510152).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 littlescholarsclub.com
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.