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LITTLE FOLKS COTTAGE INC

5926-5930 W MADISON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60644 · Daycare (2 - 6 Years)

Inspection summary

LITTLE FOLKS COTTAGE INC has been inspected 6 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 5, 2010. The most recent inspection, on August 27, 2012, recorded 7 infractions.

None of the 6 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests and Food temperature control.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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.

  • 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 August 23, 2012. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS

  • 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 once on November 5, 2010. For example: REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

  • 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 19 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on August 27, 2012. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

  • 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 7 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on August 27, 2012. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on April 11, 2012. For example: * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

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.

6 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    7 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE DOOR HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR #2,MISSING VENTILATION COVERS IN 3YR.OLD ROOM,KINDERGARTEN
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP IN ALL CLASS ROOMS CUBBIES,TOY SHELVES,WINDOW SILLS,LIGHT SHIELDS,TOILET ROOM VENTILATION VENTS
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT FLOOR & KEEP DRY.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN KID'S TOILET ROOM,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN PRE- K TOILET ROOM.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL PANELING,WINDOW SILLS & WALL BASES IN ALL CLASS ROOMS.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES & WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES,HOLE IN WALL IN LAUNDRY ROOM,LOOSE WALL PANELING IN CUBBIES IN INFANTS ROOM.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE,MISSING & DAMAGED WALL BASES IN ALL CLASS ROOMS,STAINED & DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT PREMISES
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WATER FOUNTAINS IN SOME CLASS ROOMS NOT WORKING,LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINKS IN TOILET ROOM,NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK,LEAKY OVER HEAD PIPE IN BASEMENT.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE & ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR & AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,UNUSED CLASS ROOMS & USED CLASS ROOMS FROM IN BETWEEN WALLS.
  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    8 infractions

    • 13. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS
      • Inspector Comments:STILL FINDING EVIDENCE OF MOUSE DROPPINGS OF MORE THAN 25 SCATTERED IN VARIOUS ARES SUCH AS ON FLOOR IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA ,NEXT TO HOT WATER TANK IN SAME AREA,UNUSED CLASS ROOM IN CUBBIES,ALSO BOTH FRONT DOORS NOT TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOORS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 8/23/12,(CRITICAL 7-38-020).
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE DOOR HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR #2,MISSING VENTILATION COVERS IN 3YR.OLD ROOM,KINDERGARTEN
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP IN ALL CLASS ROOMS CUBBIES,TOY SHELVES,WINDOW SILLS,LIGHT SHIELDS,TOILET ROOM VENTILATION VENTS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT FLOOR & KEEP DRY.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN KID'S TOILET ROOM,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN PRE- K TOILET ROOM.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL PANELING,WINDOW SILLS & WALL BASES IN ALL CLASS ROOMS.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES & WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES,HOLE IN WALL IN LAUNDRY ROOM,LOOSE WALL PANELING IN CUBBIES IN INFANTS ROOM.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE,MISSING & DAMAGED WALL BASES IN ALL CLASS ROOMS,STAINED & DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT PREMISES
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WATER FOUNTAINS IN SOME CLASS ROOMS NOT WORKING,LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINKS IN TOILET ROOM,NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK,LEAKY OVER HEAD PIPE IN BASEMENT.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE & ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR & AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,UNUSED CLASS ROOMS & USED CLASS ROOMS FROM IN BETWEEN WALLS.
  3. Canvass

    8 infractions

    • 13. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT INFESTATION, NO BIRDS, TURTLES OR OTHER ANIMALS
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MOUSE DROPPINGS INFESTATION OF MORE THAN 125 SCATTERED IN VARIOUS ARES SUCH AS ON FLOOR IN KITCHEN IN BETWEEN STOVE & REFRIGERATOR,LAUNDRY ROOM ON FLOOR NEAR DRYER & FREEZER,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA ON FLOOR BEHIND FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN SAME AREA,KINDERGARTEN ROOM IN CUBBIES,,MOP SINK CLOSET ON FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES,INFANTS ROOM ON LEDGE NEXT TO CUBBIES & TOY SHELF,STORAGE ROOM ON SHELVING UNITS & CUBBIES.ALSO A MASSIVE AMOUNT EVIDENCE OF RODENT POISON IN VANITY IN TOILET ROOM OF 3YRS OLD ROOM,WRAPPED UP IN FOIL ON FLOOR IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,INFANTS ROOM LOWER VANITY,KID'S TOILET ROOM LOWER VANITY.ALSO FRONT ,REAR & SIDE DOORS NOT TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.ALSO NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LICENSE IN PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN & SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOORS.PROVIDE PEST CONTROL LICENSE.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 8/21/12,(CRITICAL 7-38-020).
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE DOOR HANDLE ON REFRIGERATOR #2,MISSING VENTILATION COVERS IN 3YR.OLD ROOM,KINDERGARTEN.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP IN ALL CLASS ROOMS CUBBIES,TOY SHELVES,WINDOW SILLS,LIGHT SHIELDS,TOILET ROOM VENTILATION VENTS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOORS ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT.MUST REMOVE WATER FROM BASEMENT FLOOR & KEEP DRY.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED & MISSING FLOOR TILES IN KID'S TOILET ROOM,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN PRE- K TOILET ROOM.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL PANELING,WINDOW SILLS & WALL BASES IN ALL CLASS ROOMS.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES & WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES,HOLE IN WALL IN LAUNDRY ROOM,LOOSE WALL PANELING IN CUBBIES IN INFANTS ROOM.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE,MISSING & DAMAGED WALL BASES IN ALL CLASS ROOMS,STAINED & DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • MUST REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WATER FOUNTAINS IN SOME CLASS ROOMS NOT WORKING,LOW WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINKS IN TOILET ROOM,NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK,LEAKY OVER HEAD PIPE IN BASEMENT.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST ELEVATE & ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR & AWAY FROM WALLS IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET,DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,UNUSED CLASS ROOMS & USED CLASS ROOMS FROM IN BETWEEN WALLS.
  4. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREP AND SERVED. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-012 HOOOO75395 13 COURT DATE 05/24/2112 AT 1:00PM ROOM 112 400 WEST SUPERIOR OR YOU MAY PAY THE FINE BY MAIL SEE THE BACK OF THE TICKET.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS GREASE AND DIRT BUILDUP ON IT
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE STORE ROOMS AND THE UNUSED CLASSROOM.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. CLEAN THE VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES HAS SOME DUSY BUILDUP.
  5. License

    1 infraction

    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. ORGANIZE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT i.e. IN LAUNDRY /REAR STORAGE ROOM/ WEST SIDE REAR CLASS ROOMS. ORGANIZE/DISGUARD ALL ARTICLES NOT NEEDED.
  6. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST CAP OFF UNUSED TOILET COMMODE IN REAR STORAGE AREA
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS

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