PAULO FREIRE CENTER

Address: 1653 W 43RD ST, CHICAGO, IL 60609, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Apr 23, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Daycare Above and Under 2 Years
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (20 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-04-23 00:00:00 (Canvass) 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: Employees personal clothing hung on food shelves, instructed to separate.
• Pass — 2025-01-29 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/4IN GAP UNDER EXTERIOR DOOR NEAR KITCHEN. OBSERVED GAP BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTA
• Pass — 2024-01-22 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE MINI REFRIGERATOR IN CLASSROOM #2. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS IN
• Pass — 2023-02-07 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2023-02-03 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDWASH SINKS IN ROOMS 105 AND 106, ( TEMPERATURE AT 45.0F) INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HOT WATER
• Pass — 2022-08-18 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND DUST IN UTILITY AND ELECTRICAL ROOMS(1ST FLOOR) ON FLOORS ALONG WALL EDGES, AND IN CORNERS. INSTRUCTED P
• Pass — 2021-01-25 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2021-01-21 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: FOUND HANDWASHING SINKS WATER TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 55 F - 85 F( LOCATED IN CLASS ROOMS1-3 AND WASHROOM) . MUST PROVIDE
• Pass — 2020-02-05 00:00:00 () 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES IN LADIES WASHROOM. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: C
• Pass — 2019-02-01 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED CUBBIES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS IN CLASSROOMS #10, AND # 11. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/MAINTAIN. | 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-11-27 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: Observed no written employee health policy on site. Must provide. Priority foundation viola
• Pass — 2017-06-14 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2017-06-07 00:00:00 () 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED, DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH, DUMPSTERS NOT
• Pass — 2016-05-12 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN FLOOR UNDER STORAGE SHELVING IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA OF KITCHEN. ALSO CLEAN
• Pass — 2015-02-20 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS NEED CLEANING AROUND THE DISH WASHING MACHINE AND THE WASHER & DRY MACHINE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2013-05-08 00:00:00 () 10. SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW - Comments: NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• Pass — 2013-03-07 00:00:00 () 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MECHANICAL VENTILATION NEEDED IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2012-04-13 00:00:00 () 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED OR AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME NOR C
• Pass — 2012-03-09 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: STORAGE CLOSET FLOORS IN CLASSROOM NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
• Pass — 2011-01-26 00:00:00 ()

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