Children's Services FacilityLicence 2397674

Creative Kids Daycare Center INC.

3401-3403 W 55th St, Chicago 60632

Latest verdictConditionalSep 24, 2026 · 19 days ago

Inspections14since Jun 11, 2015

Fail rate8.3%1 of 12 verdictscitywide 22.4% · below average

City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.

The whole record

Pass67%
Conditional25%
Fail8%

14 inspections from 2015 to 2026 · hover a mark

20172019202120232025

ConditionalSep 24, 2026CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 1
  Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
  Observed no city of Chicago certified foodservice manager on premises. Instructed city of Chicago certified foodservice manager must be on premises at all times. Priority foundation violation
2. 2
  City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  Observed no city of Chicago certified foodservice manager on premises. Instructed city of Chicago certified foodservice manager must be on premises at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012 citation issued
3. 38
  Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Observed opening in middle of front entrance doors. Instructed to seal all outer openings to prevent pest entrance.
4. 39
  Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
  Observed live potted plant stored on windowsill behind three compartment sink. Instructed to remove live potted plant from windowsill behind three compartment sink to prevent contamination of food or equipment in three compartment sink. Observed no right splash guard on handwashing sink in prep area. Instructed to install right splash guard on handwashing sink in prep area to prevent contamination of prep surface to the right of handwashing sink.
5. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  Observed containers and bags stored on floor in small storage area in hallway between classrooms. Instructed to provide adequate shelving units to elevate all food and non food items at least six inches off of floor for ease of cleanability.
6. 51
  Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Observed low hot water pressure at right handwashing sink in student washroom in section with two toilets. Instructed to increase hot water pressure at right handwashing sink in section with two toilets and maintain.
7. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Observed stained ceiling tiles in student washroom. Instructed to replace stained ceiling tiles in student washroom and maintain.
8. 56
  Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
  Observed two non working lights in prep area. Instructed to replace or repair non working lights in prep area to increase light intensity. Observed dimly lit student washroom. Instructed to increase light intensity in student washroom.
PassOct 14, 2025LicenseRisk 1 (High)
PassSep 25, 2024CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Observed items from daycare stored in adjoining basement on floor. Instructed person in charge to organize and maintain all items at least six inches from floor and maintain.
PassDec 7, 2023LicenseRisk 1 (High)
PassJan 25, 2023CanvassRisk 1 (High)
No verdictNov 17, 2022Non-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
No verdictOct 21, 2022Non-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
PassOct 25, 2021LicenseRisk 1 (High)
PassNov 6, 2019CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 53
  Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
  Missing covered receptacle for staff toilet room. Instd to provide.
ConditionalSep 21, 2018CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 3
  Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
  2-104.14(n) no employee health policy in place. Instd to provide and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
2. 5
  Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
  2-501.11 no procedure in place for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instd to provide and maintain same, priority foundation 7-38-005.
3. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-501.12 wall behind 3-compartment sink and walls behind handsinks in childrens toilet room not clean. Instd to clean and maintain. Stained ceiling tiles in prep area and childrens toilet room. Instd to replace and maintain.
4. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  6-201.11 missing outlet cover for outlet in prep area. Instd to provide and maintain.
PassOct 30, 2017CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 35
  Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
  Observed water damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen, yellow class room, and last office in rear of yellow, instructed to replace.
ConditionalOct 20, 2016CanvassRisk 1 (High)
1. 21
  * certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
  No city of Chicago certified food manager present during the inspection. Management instructed that a city of Chicago certified food manager must be present at all times while potentially hazardous foods are being prepared or served. Serious violation 7-38-012.
2. 38
  Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
  1 sink stopper is missing at the 3 compartment sink. Must provide.
3. 40
  Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
  No thermometer was observed inside of the refrigerator. Must provide.
PassNov 9, 2015License Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
FailJun 11, 2015LicenseRisk 1 (High)
1. 2
  Facilities to maintain proper temperature
  No refrigeration nor hot holding facilities on site. Instd to provide same. Refrigeration must maintain 40f or below.
2. 18
  No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
  No licensed pest control logbook or proof of service. Instd to provide same.
3. 21
  * certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
  No city of Chicago certified manager certificate on site or proof of enrollment. Provide same.
4. 27
  Toilet rooms enclosed clean, provided with hand cleanser, sanitary hand drying devices and proper waste receptacles
  No hot nor tempered water at childrn's toilet room handsink. Provide same.
5. 38
  Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
  No attached metal drainboard for 3-compartment sink. Provide same.

Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.

On the street

Apple Maps street-level imagery. Click to look around the block.

What it gets cited for

554×
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
383×
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
22×
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
212×
* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
11×
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
391×
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
471×
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
511×
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.

Source

Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 2397674 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.