Oak Lawn · Licensed center

Haven For Tots Day Care & Pre-School

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 73 children.

What to know

License: 6 weeks to 12 years (state).

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 6 of its 9 licensing inspections since December 2019.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Oct 28, 20259 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Mar 12, 202538 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(3)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
- Background Checks for Personnel
  Background Checks for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- Qualifications for Child Care Director
  Qualifications for Child Care Director
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)(2)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(20)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120
- Qualifications for Child Care Director
  Qualifications for Child Care Director
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130
- Special Requirements for School-Age Children
  Special Requirements for School-Age Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220
- Intergenerational Programs
  Intergenerational Programs
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.230
- Evening, Night, Weekend and Holiday Care
  Evening, Night, Weekend and Holiday Care
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.240
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330
- Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  Diapering and Toileting Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380
Oct 4, 20232 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Aug 25, 2022Nothing cited
Oct 18, 2021Nothing cited
Jul 7, 20211 citation
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)
Mar 30, 2021Nothing cited
Jan 30, 20202 citations
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Dec 5, 20191 citation
- Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

The state cited rules at 6 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times had more: 76% of 127 had rules cited at 7 or more.

How all 127 Chicago-area centers inspected 9 times compare

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

2 of 91%
3 of 92%
4 of 92%
5 of 92%
6 of 916%This center
7 of 921%
8 of 924%
All 931%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: October 28, 2025
On file: 9 visits since December 2019 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was November 28, 2025. 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.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · October 28, 2025

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) · 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(m)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(l)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 38 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 through (a)(6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Hand Washing

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320 through (c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320 · 407.320(a)(2) · 407.320(a)(3) · 407.320(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 through (c)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 · 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330 through (p)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330 · 407.330(p) · 407.330(p)(1)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 through (k)(3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 · 407.70(k)(3)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(1)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 through (a)(3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · 407.120(a)(3)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 through (a)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · 407.130(a)(2)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) through (20) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) · 407.210(f)(20)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250 through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250 · 407.250(d)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260 through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260 · 407.260(f)(1)

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340 through (a)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340 · 407.340(a)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 through (e)(11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · 407.370(e)(11)

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220 · Violation substantiated

Intergenerational Programs

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.230 · Violation substantiated

Evening, Night, Weekend and Holiday Care

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.240 · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 · Violation substantiated

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 4, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 7, 2021

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 30, 2020

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 5, 2019

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (708) 422-3314
Address: 4660 W 94th St, Oak Lawn, 60453

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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 "HAVEN FOR TOTS DAY CARE & PRE-SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60453 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 582540).
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 "HAVEN FOR TOTS DAY CARE & PRE-SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60453 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 582540).

Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.