Woodstock · Licensed center

House Of Children Inc

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 107 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 12 of its 19 licensing inspections since May 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

May 7, 20269 citations
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(24)
- Hand Washing
  Hand Washing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Jan 30, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 9, 2026Nothing cited
Jan 23, 2025Nothing cited
Oct 1, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 27, 20241 citation
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h)
Feb 7, 2023Nothing cited
Aug 31, 20212 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(f)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Feb 1, 2019Nothing cited
Jan 4, 20183 citations
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(1)
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
  A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
May 12, 20172 citations
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
May 13, 2015Nothing cited
Apr 23, 201511 citations
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(h)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(4)
Apr 9, 20152 citations
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
Jan 20, 20159 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(e)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Aug 22, 201410 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(h)
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
Feb 20, 20142 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
Mar 15, 20123 citations
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f)
May 14, 20106 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages
  Program Requirements for All Ages
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
- Guidance and Discipline
  Guidance and Discipline
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

The state cited rules at 12 of this center's 19 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 78% of 868.

How all 868 Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times compare

Of the 868 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

Some78%This center
All22%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: May 7, 2026
On file: 19 visits since May 2010 — 7 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 11, 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.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 7, 2026

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) through (f)(24) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) · 407.210(f)(24)

Napping and Sleeping

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · 407.350(c)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(1) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(b)(3) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Oct 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · February 27, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 31, 2021

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · January 4, 2018

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(1) · Violation corrected on site

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 12, 2017

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(l)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · April 23, 2015

Outdoor Play Area

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (l)(1) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(g) · 407.390(h) · 407.390(i) · 407.390(i)(1) · 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(i)(4) · 407.390(l)(1)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(d) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · April 9, 2015

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (m) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(m)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2015

Program Requirements for All Ages

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(e) through (r) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(e) · 407.200(i) · 407.200(p) · 407.200(r)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11) through (b)(1) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j) · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · August 22, 2014

Outdoor Play Area

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · 407.390(g) · 407.390(h) · 407.390(m)

Program Requirements for All Ages

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i) through (r) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(i) · 407.200(p) · 407.200(r)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) through (11) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) · 407.100(a)(11)

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 20, 2014

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2012 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 15, 2012

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(f) · Violation corrected on site

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2010 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2010

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) · 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1)

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 377980 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (815) 337-4663
Address: 2521 Harding Ln, Woodstock, 60098

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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 "HOUSE OF CHILDREN INC" under Provider Name and 60098 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 377980).
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 "HOUSE OF CHILDREN INC" under Provider Name and 60098 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 377980).

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.