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Immanuel Lutheran Preschool

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 50 children.

What to know

License: 2 years to 6 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 11 of its 12 licensing inspections since November 2010.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Oct 14, 202622 citations
    • Provisions Pertaining to the License
      • Provisions Pertaining to the License

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70

    • Confidentiality of Records and Information
      • Confidentiality of Records and Information

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80

    • Staffing Structure
      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90

    • 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

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150

    • Grouping and Staffing
      • Grouping and Staffing

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190

    • Program Requirements for All Ages
      • Program Requirements for All Ages

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200

    • 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

    • Guidance and Discipline
      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270

    • 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

    • Napping and Sleeping
      • Napping and Sleeping

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350

    • Medications
      • Medications

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360

    • 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

    • Outdoor Play Area
      • Outdoor Play Area

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390

  • Oct 14, 2025Nothing cited
  • Oct 6, 20232 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)(4)

  • Sep 26, 20186 citations
    • Staffing Structure
      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)

    • Staffing Structure
      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(3)

    • Staffing Structure
      • Staffing Structure

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)(1)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

  • Oct 5, 20173 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)(2)

    • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
      • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

  • Oct 19, 20162 citations
    • General Requirements for Personnel
      • General Requirements for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

    • Health Requirements for Children
      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Sep 30, 20158 citations
    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(f)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)(b)

    • Guidance and Discipline
      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3)

    • Guidance and Discipline
      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(4)

    • Guidance and Discipline
      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(5)

    • Qualifications for Child Care Director
      • Qualifications for Child Care Director

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)(1)

  • Nov 12, 20142 citations
    • Background Checks for Personnel
      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Oct 2, 20134 citations
    • Background Checks for Personnel
      • Background Checks for Personnel

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(o)(2)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)

  • Nov 13, 20124 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1)

    • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
      • Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(2)

  • Nov 4, 20108 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(7)

    • Health Requirements for Children
      • Health Requirements for Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

    • Physical Plant/Indoor Space
      • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

    • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
      • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(1)

    • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
      • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)

  • Nov 3, 20109 citations
    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

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

    • Personnel Records
      • Personnel Records

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(5)

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70

    • Organization and Administration
      • Organization and Administration

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

    • Guidance and Discipline
      • Guidance and Discipline

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

    • Nutrition and Meal Service
      • Nutrition and Meal Service

        89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(4)

The state cited rules at 11 of this center's 12 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
October 14, 2026
On file
12 visits since November 2010 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was November 13, 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.

Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 22 findings

Monitoring visit · October 14, 2026

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60 · Violation corrected

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 · Violation corrected

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80 · Violation corrected

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90 · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140 · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150 · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200 · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250 · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260 · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270 · Violation corrected

Hand Washing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320 · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330 · Violation corrected

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340 · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350 · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360 · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390 · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 6, 2023

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)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 26, 2018

Staffing Structure

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) through (e)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1) · 407.90(d)(3) · 407.90(e)(1)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(h) · Violation corrected

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · 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 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 5, 2017

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)(2) · 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 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 19, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2015

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e) through (2)(b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(f) · 407.250(i)(1)(g) · 407.250(i)(2)(b)

Guidance and Discipline

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)(3) · 407.270(a)(4) · 407.270(a)(5)

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 12, 2014

Organization and Administration

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 2, 2013

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) through (p) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(3) · 407.370(o)(2) · 407.370(p)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2012 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · November 13, 2012

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)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(1) · 407.140(c)(2)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2010

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (c) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(c)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)(7) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2010 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · November 3, 2010

Personnel Records

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 through (a)(5) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(a)(5)

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 through (e)(3) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(3)

Guidance and Discipline

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(4) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 010286 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone
(708) 479-5600
Address
10731 W La Porte Rd, Mokena, 60448

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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 "IMMANUEL LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60448 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 010286).
  • 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 "IMMANUEL LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60448 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 010286).

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.

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