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Wise Owl Daycare Llc

Daycare

1610 N Fairfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

West Side

Oct 21, 2025 — License inspection

Fail

Required before the city issues a business license.

Facility lacks food safety certificate and hot-holding equipment required for daily cooking operations.

Key Findings

  • No valid Chicago food service sanitation certificate posted on site for food employees.
  • Ground beef held at 127.5°F instead of required 135°F minimum; facility has no hot-holding equipment for cooked foods.
  • Dumpster lids left open due to overflowing trash.
  • Chipped and peeling paint observed at hand sinks in infant rooms and staff toilet, creating unsanitary surfaces.

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 FACILITY WITHOUT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ONSITE FOR FOOD EMPLOYEES. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED ALONG WITH THE CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS ARE STORED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #21 — PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD NOT MEETING REQUIRE TEMPERATURE OF 135F DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE OVEN OF STOVE IN PREP AREA GROUND BEEF FOUND AT 127.5F, PIC WAS WITHIN TIME TO REHEAT GROUND BEEF VERIFIED WITH COOK TIME TEMP LOG. BEEF WAS RE-HEATED TO 165F. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED

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Inspection History

Wise Owl Daycare Llc has had 6 inspections in the last 5 years with a 67% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 14, 2026.

Oct 14, 2026Fail

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

4 violations
Oct 28, 2025Pass

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

1 violation
Oct 21, 2025FailVIEWING NOW

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

5 violations