Lake Forest · Licensed center
Dearhaven Childcare And Learning Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 159 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 4 of its 8 licensing inspections since May 2012.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 23, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 23, 20262 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- Jan 6, 2025Nothing cited
- Jan 24, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 7, 20231 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Aug 17, 20221 citation
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
- Feb 21, 2022Nothing cited
May 3, 20123 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times had more: 91% of 128 had rules cited at 5 or more.
How all 128 Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 128 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 86%This center
- 5 of 819%
- 6 of 816%
- 7 of 818%
- All 838%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- February 23, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since May 2012 — 4 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 15, 2026. Illinois DCFS does not publish whether it was made.
- Most serious
- Illinois DCFS does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.
Illinois DCFS cites each subsection of a rule separately, so one audit of a filing cabinet can produce ten citations. It publishes the rule’s title and a correction deadline, but no description of what was observed.
Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 23, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504486 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 7, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504486 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 17, 2022
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504486 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 3, 2012
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 504486 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
What staff are paid
- Child Care Teacher
- $18.50 to $22.60 an hourJob posting, August 2026
- Child Care Assistant Teacher
- $15.65 to $19.45 an hourJob posting, August 2026
Details
- Phone
- (847) 535-7507
- Address
- 1100 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, 60045
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What staff are paid
- Child Care Teacher — Checked October 2026 careers.brighthorizons.com
- Child Care Assistant Teacher — Checked October 2026 careers.brighthorizons.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DEARHAVEN CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60045 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 504486).
- Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DEARHAVEN CHILDCARE AND LEARNING CENTER" under Provider Name and 60045 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 504486).
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.