Chicago · Licensed center
Kensington School Of Lincoln Park
At a glance
- Large academic center, licensed for 214 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 6 licensing inspections since March 2024.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 17, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 12, 202612 citations
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)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(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.
- Dec 22, 2025Nothing cited
Mar 3, 20257 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
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)(1)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
May 16, 20241 citation
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g)
Mar 19, 20242 citations
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had more: 68% of 139 had rules cited at 5 or more.
How all 139 Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 139 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 62%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 614%This center
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 17, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)
Medications
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (e) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(e)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected on site
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation corrected on site
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 626896 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · March 3, 2025
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · 407.310(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 626896 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 16, 2024
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 626896 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 19, 2024
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f) · Violation corrected on site
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 626896 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Meals
- Serves high-quality, natural foods; allergies and food restrictions carefully monitored (all Kensington schools)
How they teach
Academic and play-based
“Play-based programs encouraged children's independence and social confidence.”
Who cares for your child
Barbara Marlas (Founder) since 1969.
57 years · Chicago-area median 16, among 26 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (630) 990-8000
- Address
- 2745 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, 60614
- Established
- 1969
- Chain
- Kensington School
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com/our-innovative-curriculum
- Approach — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com/our-story
Who cares for your child
- Staff kensingtonschool.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KENSINGTON SCHOOL OF LINCOLN PARK" under Provider Name and 60614 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 626896).
- Website, Chain — Checked October 2026 kensingtonschool.com
- 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 "KENSINGTON SCHOOL OF LINCOLN PARK" under Provider Name and 60614 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 626896).
- Established — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com
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.