Chicago · Licensed center
Lake Shore School
At a glance
- Large Creative Curriculum 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 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since August 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 4, 20256 citations
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
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(j)
- Sep 19, 2024Nothing cited
Sep 12, 20235 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
Sep 22, 20221 citation
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Feb 5, 20198 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(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.
Jun 14, 20183 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
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
Jul 20, 20172 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, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- Mar 27, 2017Nothing cited
Aug 4, 20161 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Aug 13, 20152 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Sep 19, 20132 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Aug 31, 20109 citations
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(e)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)
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)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Qualifications for Child Care Director
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)
The state cited rules at 10 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
- September 4, 2025
- On file
- 12 visits since August 2010 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 3, 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.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · September 4, 2025
Personnel Records
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (c) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(c)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(j) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 12, 2023
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350 · Violation corrected
Medications
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · September 22, 2022
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · February 5, 2019
Organization and Administration
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3)
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 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 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · June 14, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 20, 2017
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, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 4, 2016
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · August 13, 2015
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 19, 2013
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 9 findings
Monitoring visit · August 31, 2010
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4) · Violation corrected
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(e) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
A day here
- Diapers
- Free diapers provided to families enrolled in Lake Shore's state/federally-funded programs
Schedule
- Schedule
- Full-time, part-time
How they teach
Creative Curriculum
“Lake Shore Schools implements and follows the Creative Curriculum for Preschool which promotes language, literacy, math, science, creative arts, social-emotional, physical health, and English Language development.”
Details
- Phone
- (773) 561-6707
- Address
- 5611 N Clark St # 21, Chicago, 60660
- Established
- 1948
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked August 2026 lakeshoreschoolschicago.com
State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Diapers — Checked August 2026 lakeshoreschoolschicago.com
- Schedule — Checked August 2026 lakeshoreschoolschicago.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 "LAKE SHORE SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60660 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 080030).
- Website — Checked August 2026 lakeshoreschoolschicago.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 "LAKE SHORE SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60660 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 080030).
- Ages they serve — Checked August 2026 lakeshoreschoolschicago.com
- Established — Checked August 2026 lakeshoreschoolschicago.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.