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HEAVEN'S LEARNING GARDEN

7801 S WOLCOTT AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 · Children's Services Facility

Inspection summary

HEAVEN'S LEARNING GARDEN has been inspected 17 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since April 15, 2013. The most recent inspection, on May 1, 2026, found no infractions.

3 of 17 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 20, 2024. For example: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 13, 2021. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded once on May 20, 2024. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 22 times across 11 separate inspections, most recently on May 20, 2024. For example: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be made of cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked surface or worn part. They are generally lower risk but show how well the place is maintained.

    Recorded 8 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 5, 2019. For example: FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

17 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. License

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    9 infractions

    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS SUCH AS 5 GALLONS OF MILK RANGING FROM 47.1F-48.9F IN REFRIGERATOR. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.APPX. 5- GALLONS $25.(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF REFRIGERATOR AT 47.9F WITH TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE . MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 41.0F OR BELOW.A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN PLACED ON UNIT ONCE REPAIRED EMAIL:[email protected].(COS)(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM SOME SHELVING UNITS IN DAISIES ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE IN 2-3 YRS OLD ROOM -LOOSE WALLBASE.SUNFLOWER-HOLE IN WALL BEHIND DOOR.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST SCRAPE CHIPPING PAINT FROM WALLS IN ROSE'S,DAISIE'S,SUNFLOWER'S.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS IN ROSE'S ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN ROSE'S.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN SUNFLOWER'S STORAGE CLOSET AND MOPSINK CLOSET.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN 2-3 YRS OLD ROOM,ROSE'S & SUNFLOWER'S,MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN 2-3 YRS. OLD ROOM,SUNFLOWER'S.
  4. License

    0 infractions

  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • Violation Codes: 6-202.11 Inspector Comments: FOUND CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN BUTTER CUP ROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • Violation Codes: 6-303.11 Inspector Comments: FOUND LIGHT BULBS IN POOR REPAIR IN ROSES ROOM. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  6. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • FOUND NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER ON PREMISES, ONLY CITY. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION) 7-38-020 (B)
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • FOUND CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN BUTTER CUP ROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • FOUND LIGHT BULBS IN POOR REPAIR IN ROSES ROOM. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  7. License Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR ACCESS TO OPEN WINDOW IN FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN WASHROOMS.
  8. License Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR ACCESS TO OPEN WINDOW IN FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN WASHROOMS.
    • 59. PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2522638 ON 7-13-21:10-OBSERVED HOT WATER TEMPERATURE ABOVE MAXIMUM OF 120F AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN SECOND FLOOR STAFF WASHROOMS (133.7F) INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER AT 100-120F FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  9. License

    5 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS IN FIRST FLOOR GIRLS WASHROOM (85.8F-90.5F) AND RIGHT HAND WASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR BOYS WASHROOM (92.7F). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 100F WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED HOT WATER TEMPERATURE ABOVE MAXIMUM OF 120F AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN SECOND FLOOR STAFF WASHROOMS (129.6F) INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN HOT WATER AT 100-120F FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET HANDLES ON HAND WASHING SINKS IN BOYS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR ACCESS TO OPEN WINDOW IN FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN WASHROOMS.
    • 60. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED
      • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2464000 ON 12-21-20: 51-MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MEN'S FAUCET HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR AT 2ND SINK,LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN KITCHEN,MUST ADJUST MIXING VALVE AT HAND SINK IN KIDS TOILET ROOM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090
  10. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MEN'S FAUCET HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR AT 2ND SINK,LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN KITCHEN,MUST ADJUST MIXING VALVE AT HAND SINK IN KIDS TOILET ROOM.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT IN KITCHEN AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN SUNFLOWERS CLASS ROOM.
  11. License

    1 infraction

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • THE RIGHT WASHBOWL IN THE 1ST FL GIRLS TOILET ROOM NEEDS TO BE RECAULKED. INSTRUCTED TO RECAULK AND MAINTAIN.
  12. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE ON ONE OF TWO WAHS BOWLS LOCATED IN THE 1ST FLOOR GIRL'S WASH ROOM AND NO HOT WATER ON ONE OF TWO WASH BOWLS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID WASH BOWLS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FLOORS THRU OUT THE FIRST FLOOR WASH ROOMS AND CLASS ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING ALONG BETWEEN EQUIPMENT, THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  13. License

    4 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN THE CLASSRTOOMS, WASHROOMS, BREAK ROOM, STORAGE ROOM, AND IN KITCHEN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • REMOVE DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPAIR LEAK AT LEFT FAUCET ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN SECOND FLOOR KITCHEN AREA WHERE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IS WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED FOR THE DAYCARE.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • ELIMINATE THE CLUTTER AGAINST THE WALL AND IN THE CORNER NEAR THE PLASTIC STORAGE UNIT IN THE 3-5 YEAR OLD CLASSROOM, AND ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN THE BREAK ROOM.
  14. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED THE FLOOR UNDER THE STOVE WITH ACCUMULALTED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR.
  15. License

    2 infractions

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MISSING FROM UTILITY SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. UNABLE TO INSPECT/LOCATE GREASE INTERCEPTOR FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSDT TO PROVIDE AND BE AVAILABLE/ACCESSIBLE FOR INSPECTION. 3-COMPARTMENT FACUET HANDLES LEAKING. REPAIR SAME.
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR REACH-IN COOLERS. PROVIDE SAME.
  16. License Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT CEILING IN TEACHERS LOUNGE. MUST REPLACE.
  17. License

    5 infractions

    • 2. FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE
      • PREMISES HAS NO REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE UNITS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN EXTERIOR/INTERIOR OF MICROWWAVE OVEN IN STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLBASE AT CORNERS IN CLASSROOMS WHERE NECESSARY, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT CEILING IN TEACHERS LOUNGE. MUST REPLACE.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN STORAGE AREAS WHERE NECESSARY, ORGANNIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

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