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American Montessori Acamedy-South Loop

Daycare

47 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60605

The Loop

May 9, 2022 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Manager lacked required food safety certification and facility had no procedures for handling vomit or diarrhea incidents.

Key Findings

  • No manager on site possessed the required original City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate.
  • Facility had no vomit and diarrhea cleanup kit or procedures in place.
  • Milk and cheese products were held at 51°F instead of the required temperature, resulting in $64 worth of food being discarded.
  • Wrong sanitizer test strips were in use; facility uses chlorine but had quat sanitizer test strips available.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #2 — CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO MANAGER ON SITE WITH ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ORIGINAL COPIES ARE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT AND PROCEEDURES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT AND PROCEEDURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

American Montessori Acamedy-South Loop has had 11 inspections in the last 5 years with a 60% pass rate. Last inspection was on Sep 8, 2026.

Sep 8, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

Sep 3, 2026Fail

Short Form Complaint — A shorter, targeted check prompted by a public complaint.

1 violation
Jul 30, 2026Pass

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Jun 4, 2025Conditional

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

3 violations
Jun 4, 2025Out of Business

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Feb 29, 2024Pass

License Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm license-inspection violations were fixed.

Standout inspection
Feb 21, 2024Fail

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

6 violations
Mar 3, 2023Pass

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

May 20, 2022Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

May 16, 2022Fail

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

2 violations
May 9, 2022FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

5 violations