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KIDDIE TREASURE HOUSE

4748 S ASHLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60609 · Daycare Above and Under 2 Years

Inspection summary

KIDDIE TREASURE HOUSE has been inspected 10 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since May 27, 2021. The most recent inspection, on October 2, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

2 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 10 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people in care. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly make someone sick, and they matter more here because young children, older adults and people who are unwell are more vulnerable to infection.

  • 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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on October 2, 2026. For example: WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 23, 2025. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 23, 2025. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hand hygiene is the most important way to stop germs spreading between children, residents and staff. Inspectors check that sinks are stocked and easy to reach, that staff wash their hands when required (for example after diapering or before handling food), and that sick staff stay away from work.

    Recorded once on October 2, 2026. For example: PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on May 27, 2021. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

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.

10 inspections

  1. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
      • Food handler with long pointy fingernails, instructed manager to trim and maintain fingernail. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.
    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • 3-comp sink is too small to fit all utensils that are used in cooking, instructed to obtain smaller utensils that can be immersed in sanitized solution. Priority foundation violation 7-38-025.
  2. License Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED STORAGE CABINETS AND COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN PREP AREA EXTERIOR SURFACES IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.13 OBSERVED WALL BASE MISSING IN PREP AREA TO THE LEFT OF REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.12 OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS UNDER TODDLER CRIBS AS WELL AS BEHIND FURNITURE IN MIDDLE CLASSROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  3. License

    5 infractions

    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION FOR TESTING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS (MILK, YOGURT, DELI MEAT). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 15 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES IN PREP AREA ON TOWELS, WALLS, SINK BASIN, COUNTERTOPS AND COOLING UNIT SURFACES, ONE LIVE ADULT COCKROACH BEHIND ENTRY DOOR OF CLASSROOM BEFORE REACHING REAR EXIT DOOR OF FACILITY, AND APPROXIMATELY 35 SMALL LIVE ANTS IN BABY ROOM UNDERNEATH LINED BABY CRIBS RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL SERVICE FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED STORAGE CABINETS AND COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN PREP AREA EXTERIOR SURFACES IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED WALL BASE MISSING IN PREP AREA TO THE LEFT OF REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS UNDER TODDLER CRIBS AS WELL AS BEHIND FURNITURE IN MIDDLE CLASSROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE LID NOT TIGHT FITTING PER CITY CODE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DUMPSTER LID, TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED FOOD RESIDUESA AND BUILD UP ON THE OUSTIDE OF REFRIGERATOR AND THE KITCHEN FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, RACKS AND SHELVING AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT. RECOMMENDED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  6. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  7. License

    4 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN, HOT DOGS, TURKEY SANDWHICHES,ETC) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED PEST ACTIVITY WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 LARGE FLIES NOTED DURING INSPECTION. LARGE FLY ACTIVITY WAS NOTED NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR AND THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AND IN CLASSROOMS. ADVISED TO CONSULT PEST CONTROL AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY PRIOR TO RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD INSECTS AND DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA AT REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  8. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS AND DUST IN CORNERS IN CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN UNUSED CLASSROOMS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  9. License Re-Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD AT UPPER WINDOWS IN ALL CLASSROOMS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE & MISSING DOOR HANDLES ON CHANGING TABLES IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS CLASS ROOMS.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM TOY SHELVES IN 2 YR OLDS ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • Violation Codes: 6-501.16 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN DOOR IN TODDLERS ROOM,LOOSE TRIM ON COUNTER TOP IN KITCHEN.CRACKED CEILING TILES IN AFTER SCHOOL ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • Violation Codes: 6-201.16 Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND WINDOW SILLS IN AFTER SCHOOL & 3-5 YR OLDS ROOMS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • Violation Codes: 6-201.11 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM VENTILATION COVERS AND LIGHT FIXTURES IN 2 YRS. OLD ROOM.
  10. License

    9 infractions

    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED NO HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT FOR HOT FODS TO BE HELD AT 135.0F OR ABOVE.MUST PROVIDE & MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED NO BARRIER TO ENTRY OF PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION DURING FOOD PREPARATION.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST PROVIDE A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD AT UPPER WINDOWS IN ALL CLASSROOMS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE & MISSING DOOR HANDLES ON CHANGING TABLES IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS CLASS ROOMS.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM TOY SHELVES IN 2 YR OLDS ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST PROVIDE A HOOKING SYSTEM TO HANG UP WET MOPS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN DOOR IN TODDLERS ROOM,LOOSE TRIM ON COUNTER TOP IN KITCHEN.CRACKED CEILING TILES IN AFTER SCHOOL ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND WINDOW SILLS IN AFTER SCHOOL & 3-5 YR OLDS ROOMS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM VENTILATION COVERS AND LIGHT FIXTURES IN 2 YRS. OLD ROOM.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN LAUNDRY ROOM & REAR STORAGE AREA.

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