Chicago · Licensed center
Tots Express Learning Center
A center in Chicago, licensed for 78 children. The state cited something at 8 of 12 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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: 8 of 12 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
- March 10, 2026
- On file
- 12 visits since May 2010 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 10, 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · March 10, 2026
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) through (n)(3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · 407.70(n)(3)
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation substantiated
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(g) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 27, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(2) · Violation substantiated
Volunteers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.180(a) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 14, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(e)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2019 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · May 16, 2019
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) through (l) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2) · 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(i) · 407.370(j) · 407.370(l)
Health Requirements for Children
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(c) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · April 25, 2017
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) through (l) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · 407.370(f)(1) · 407.370(l)
Grouping and Staffing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (f) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(f)
Program Requirements for All Ages
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) through (10) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · 407.200(d)(10)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) through (i) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · 407.340(a)(5)(i)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(b) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2016 Monitoring visit 21 findings
Monitoring visit · March 8, 2016
Personnel Records
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(c) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(h)
Transportation
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(c)(6) · 407.280(d)
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)(10) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2013 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · February 26, 2013
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(c) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(c) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(4)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · 407.120(a)(4)
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) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c) · Violation corrected on site
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected on site
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2010 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · May 21, 2010
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(g) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(1) · Violation corrected
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 494869 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7737218687
- Address
- 9031 S Stony Island Ave
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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All checked July 2026.
State record
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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 "TOTS EXPRESS LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 494869).