Western Sprgs · Licensed center
Kensington School Of Western Springs
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 122 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 6 of its 7 licensing inspections since June 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 4, 20262 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Apr 29, 20256 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)(8)
Hand Washing
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Apr 10, 20241 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Apr 24, 20238 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Apr 23, 20237 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)
Apr 17, 20173 citations
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)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
- Jun 18, 2014Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 6 of this center's 7 inspections. Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times split three ways: 34% had fewer, 26% the same, and 40% more (149 centers).
How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 75%
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 714%
- 6 of 726%This center
- All 740%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 4, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since June 2014 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 3, 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 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 4, 2026
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
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 080857 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · April 29, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (8) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(8)
Hand Washing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected
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 080857 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 10, 2024
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080857 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · April 24, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
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) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected
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 080857 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 23, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) through (i) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · 407.100(i)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
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) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)(1) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080857 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 17, 2017
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)
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 080857 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (630) 990-8000
- Address
- 1500 Walker St, Western Sprgs, 60558
- Chain
- Kensington School
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Sources and dates
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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 "KENSINGTON SCHOOL OF WESTERN SPRINGS" under Provider Name and 60558 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 080857).
- 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 WESTERN SPRINGS" under Provider Name and 60558 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 080857).
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.