Joyful Steps Learning Center LLC
5-13 E 119TH ST, Chicago, IL 60628 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Food establishment (Children'S Services Facility)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 2492117
- Status
- Risk 1 (High)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Inspections
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Oct 6, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Sep 11, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED MISSING AND STAINED CEILING TILES IN EAST CLASSROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTIAN.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND CLASSROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Severity not stated
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Jul 24, 2023 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Jan 17, 2023 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-602.13 OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNIT OF THE EQUIPMENT WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID EQUIPMENT.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 13, 2023 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNIT OF THE EQUIPMENT WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID EQUIPMENT.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED A DAMAGED WALL BASE ALONG THE WALL WHERE THE TOIELTS ARE LOCATED IN THE CHILDREN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID WALL BASE TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL HARBORAGE SPACES FOR PEST AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED
OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT # 2568845 DATED ON 12/21/2022 NOT CORRECTED #54 OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL GARBAGE DUMPSTER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY 7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
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Severity not stated
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Dec 21, 2022 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AREA(53F), INFANT ROOM (52.9F), STAFF WASHROOM (52.1F), CHILDREN WASHROOM (51.2F). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE 100F-120F WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
OBSERVED NO OUTSIDE COMMERCIAL GARBAGE DUMPSTER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)
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Severity not stated
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May 14, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED BOTTOM OF REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. MUST REPAIR.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL AT FRONT CONTER. MUST REPAIR.
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Severity not stated
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May 14, 2019 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
NO EMPLOYEE CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE . MUST INCLUDE ALL NECESSARY ITEMS LISTED IN POLICY INCLUDING DISPOSABLE MASK GLOVES AND DISPOSABLE MOP WITH APPROPRIATE SANITIZER TO KILL THE NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Mar 30, 2017 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOORS ON FLOORS IN ELECTRICAL CLOSET.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.ALSO GAPS/OPENINGS ALONG THE COVING IN CHILDRENS WASHROOM.MUST SEAL.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OPENINGS IN CEILINGS AROUND PIPES AND INSIDE CEILING TILES IN OFFICE, CHILDRENS WASHROOM, AND IN THE 2-3YR CLASS ROOM BY WINDOW. MUST SEAL ALL AREAS TO PREVENT ANY HIDING AREAS FOR PEST.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
LEAKY FAUCET MOP SINK INSIDE FURNANCE ROO. MUST REPAIR.
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Not serious
Minor
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.
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Not serious
Minor
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.