Prodigy Child Learning Center
1932-1934 E 79TH ST, Chicago, IL 60649 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Food establishment (Children'S Services Facility)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2354978
- Status
- Risk 1 (High)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Inspections
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May 28, 2026 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Nov 6, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
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Sep 23, 2024 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Nov 28, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
MILK COOLER IN NEED OF THERMOMETER. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN TO MONITOR INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
WASTE CAN IN NEED OF COVER IN STAFF WASHROOM. INTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Jun 1, 2022 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE 2-DOOR FREEZER TO REMOVE SPILLS.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED THE WASHROOM DOOR IN THE KITCHEN NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AS REQUIRED.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR IN FRONT OF THE KIDS AND EMPLOYEES WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE AIR VENT COVER DUSTY THROUGH OUT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Dec 9, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL UTENSILS WITH HANDLES UP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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Severity not stated
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED TOILET NOT WORKING IN MULTI PURPOSE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR TO STAFF TOILET ROOM IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING MECHANISM AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN FURNANCE ROOM IN MULTI PURPOSE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Jun 26, 2020 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT AVAILABLE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOR PROPER CONCENTRATION IN SANITIZING SOLUTIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN STAFF WASHROOM IN WEST CLASSROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE ON STAFF WASHROOM IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN CLASSROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Jun 10, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
2-501.11 OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE FACE MASK, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MOP) ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Jul 3, 2018 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
NO CLEAN UP POLICY; INSTRUCTED MANAGER 90 DAYS TO COMPLY; NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED SOME DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN THE KITCHEN; REPLACE TILE WHERE NEEDED.
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Severity not stated
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May 2, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST REMOVE SOME CLUTTER FROM THE REAR STORAGE CLOSET,TO PREVEBT RODENT HARBORAGE
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Not serious
Minor
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Jul 6, 2016 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO DIAL STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A DIAL STEM THERMOMETER TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF FOOD.
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Not serious
Minor
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Dec 18, 2014 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Critical
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
MUST PROVIDE A REFRIGERATION UNIT TO STORE COLD FOOD PRODUCTS. UNIT MUST BE ON AND MAINTAINING A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. MUST PROVIDE A HOT HOLDING UNIT FOR HOLDING HOT FOODS THAT WILL BE DELIVERED FROM THE CATERER.
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Serious
Critical
WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE
MUST HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL SINKS UPON REINSPECTION. (WORKERS ON SITE WORKING ON PIPE INSIDE OF THE WALL AND HAD TO SHUT OFF WATER AT THIS TIME).
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST SEAL THE HOLE OBSERVED IN THE WALL BEHIND THE FURNACE ROOM. PROVIDE WALL COVING/BASEBOARD TO THAT SAME ROOM AT THE LOWER WALL.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST INSTALL A SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN THE THREE COMP SINK AND THE EXPOSED HANDSINK. MUST INSTALL A UTILITY (MOP SINK) WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AND A BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATER.
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Not serious
Minor
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE REFRIGERATION UNIT IF UNIT DOES NOT HAVE A THERMOMETER INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE. PROVIDE A STEM THERMOMETER FOR HOT FOODS TO TAKE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FOOD DELIVERED DAILY FROM THE CATERER TO ENSURE IT IS AT PROPER TEMPERATURE.
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Serious
Critical
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.