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American Montessori Acamedy-South Loop

Daycare

47 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60605

The Loop

May 16, 2022 — Canvass re-inspection

Fail

A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

Facility failed to provide chlorine test strips after previous violation citation, leaving no way to verify sanitizer strength.

Key Findings

  • No chlorine test strips on site despite inspector directive from May 2022 to provide them.
  • Facility unable to verify that chlorine sanitizer is at proper concentration levels.
  • Previous priority violation remains uncorrected and citation was issued.

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 #48 — WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
Inspector's Notes:

SEE VIOLATION #59

Violation code #59 — PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION CORRECTED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED. INSPECTION REPORT #2555448 DATED MAY 9TH 2022 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS FOR CHLORINE SANITIZER. OBSERVED NO CHLORINE TEST STRIPS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. 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, 2022FailVIEWING NOW

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

2 violations
May 9, 2022Fail

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

5 violations