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LITTLE LEADERS OF TOMORROS

301 N MAYFIELD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 · Daycare (2 - 6 Years)

Inspection summary

LITTLE LEADERS OF TOMORROS has been inspected 15 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since April 25, 2017. The most recent inspection, on November 12, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

2 of 15 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 5 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.

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 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 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on November 5, 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 23, 2023. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • 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 June 13, 2019. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • 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 25 times across 13 separate inspections, most recently on November 12, 2025. For example: TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 31, 2024. For example: CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

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.

15 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED RESTROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR DOORS TO BE SELF CLOSING ON RESTROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • BSERVED DAMAGED AREA UNDER ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN COVERED WITH SOILED CARDBOARD. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY REPAIR AREA.
  2. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN CABINETS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE ALL MOUSE DROOPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS, AND INFORM PEST CONTROL COMPANY OF NEED FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED RESTROOM DOORS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR DOORS TO BE SELF CLOSING ON RESTROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED DAMAGED AREA UNDER ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN COVERED WITH SOILED CARDBOARD. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY REPAIR AREA.
  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • 5-205.15 OBSERVED TOILET ROOM ON 2ND FLOOR ACROSS FROM UNUSED CLASSROOM HOT WATER NOZZLE IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.114 OBSERVED 2 STORAGE CLOSETS IN PAUL ROBESON DR CLASSROOM AS PANTRY/STORAGE CLOSET WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE ALL ITEMS, REMOVE UNNECESSARY AND ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE PREP KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE.
  4. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON PREMISE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING BURGER PATTIES, GREEN PEAS, AND MILK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5 SMALL LIVE BLACK FLIES AND 15 SMALL RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE SIDE OF THE LONG COUNTER NEAR THE EXIT DOOR TO THE BOILER ROOM AND 2 ON THE SIDE OF THE STAINLESS-STEEL COOLING UNIT IN THE REAR PREP AREA. NOTED 3 LARGE LIVE SPIDERS ALONG THE WALL IN THE FIRST CLASSROOM UPON ENTRY TO THE PREMISES. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE AND ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS (SPIDERS) AND COBWEBS THROUGHOUT ALL WINDOWSILLS AND IN CORNERS OF BOTH CLASSROOMS IN PLAY AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED TOILET ROOM ON 2ND FLOOR ACROSS FROM UNUSED CLASSROOM HOT WATER NOZZLE IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED 2 STORAGE CLOSETS IN PAUL ROBESON DR CLASSROOM AS WELL AS PANTRY/STORAGE CLOSET WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE ALL ITEMS, REMOVE UNNECESARY AND ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT PREP KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE.
  5. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  6. License

    2 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE FRONT BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 84.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEAD NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  7. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED ABOUT AN INCH OPENING AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE SIDE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES IN THE TOILET ROOMS LOCATED IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE AREA AND THE REAR NEAR THE SIDE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF CLUTTER BEHIND THE SLIDING CURTAIN AREA AND IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM IN THE BACK OF THE LAST CLASS LOCATED NEAR THE STAIRS TO THE SIDE EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING HARBORING OF PEST AND INSECTS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY ALONG THE WALLS BEHIND THE SHELVING UNITS, BOOK SHELVES, COAT AND SHOE STORAGE AREAS WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THE DUCK BOARDS IN THE FACILITY ALONG THE CLASS WALLS COMING LOSE AND HANGING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED PAINT PEELING FROM THE WALL BETWEEN THE HAND SINK AND THE TOILET ROLL HOLDER IN THE TOILET ROOM LOCATED AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  8. License Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN STAFF WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED STOVE NOT STORED UNDERNEATH VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE STORE UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.
  9. License

    4 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED REAR SIDE EXIT DOOR WITH BROKEN WEATHER STRIP ONE INCH GAP AT THE RIGHT LEFT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIFGT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBDERVED APPROXIMATELY 35 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE KITCHEN CABINETS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)CITATION ISSUED
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN STAFF WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED STOVE NOT STORED UNDERNEATH VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE STORE UNDER VENTILATION HOOD.
  10. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN IN THE STAFF AND CHILDREN RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND WASHING SIGN AT ALL HAND SINKS ON PREMISE.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE IN THE KITCHEN SOILED WITH FOOD DERBIS AND SPLASH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • OBSERVED THE HAND SINK FAUCET LOCATED IN THE CHILDREN RESTROOM TO HAVE A LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
    • 57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
      • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
  11. License

    2 infractions

    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CHANGE OUT THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT AND CLEAN THE OTHER LIGHT BULB INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR.
  12. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • 2-201.11 OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
      • 2-501.11 NO WRITTEN CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 6-501.18 OBSERVED WASHROOM NEAR KITCHEN AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  13. Short Form Complaint

    0 infractions

  14. License Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST SEAL THE GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND WALL IN THE 2nd FLOOR CLASS ROOM(BRIGHT FUTURE) TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS. FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE KITCHEN ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE COBB WEBBS,DUST AND DEBRIS.
  15. License

    2 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • INSTRUCTED PREMISES TO INSTALL A EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE KITCHEN AND PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL AT SAID SINK. MUST BRING UP TO CODE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST SEAL THE GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND WALL IN THE 2nd FLOOR CLASS ROOM TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS. FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE KITCHEN ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE COBB WEBBS,DUST AND DEBRIS.

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