Huntley · Licensed center

Lighthouse Academy

At a glance

Large center, licensed for 152 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 all 14 of its licensing inspections since February 2025.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Apr 2, 20265 citations
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)
- 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)(4)
Mar 19, 20261 citation
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1)
Mar 12, 20265 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)
- 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)(4)
- 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)
Feb 2, 20264 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)(5)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)
- Equipment and Materials
  Equipment and Materials
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(1)
Dec 1, 20251 citation
- Medications
  Medications
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)
Oct 16, 20252 citations
- Application for License
  Application for License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(c)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Aug 29, 20253 citations
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(g)
Aug 5, 20253 citations
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(d)(1)
Jul 18, 202510 citations
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)
- Organization and Administration
  Organization and Administration
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)
- Grouping and Staffing
  Grouping and Staffing
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(f)(1)
- Staffing Structure
  Staffing Structure
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(l)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)
- Provisions Pertaining to the License
  Provisions Pertaining to the License
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(n)
Jun 25, 20253 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(a)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
May 21, 202515 citations
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- 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(a)(2)
- Personnel Records
  Personnel Records
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5)
- Napping and Sleeping
  Napping and Sleeping
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
- 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.
Apr 14, 20251 citation
- Outdoor Play Area
  Outdoor Play Area
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
Mar 21, 20253 citations
- Nutrition and Meal Service
  Nutrition and Meal Service
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3)
- Health Requirements for Children
  Health Requirements for Children
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Feb 24, 20254 citations
- General Requirements for Personnel
  General Requirements for Personnel
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  Physical Plant/Indoor Space
  89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)

The state cited rules at all 14 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had fewer: 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%
All22%This center

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 2, 2026
On file: 14 visits since February 2025 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was May 20, 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.

Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 2, 2026

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 19, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

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

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 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 2, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 1, 2025

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 16, 2025

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(c) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(g)

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 5, 2025

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2025

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j) through (k) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j) · 407.70(k)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) through (n) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) · 407.330(n)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Grouping and Staffing

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 25, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · May 21, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(d)

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) · 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(j)(5)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) through (8) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(8)

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation corrected on site

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Rule cited again

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 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 14, 2025

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 21, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(d)(3) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (q)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(2) · 407.370(q)(1)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Details

Phone: (630) 553-6300
Address: 12850 S Il Route 47, Huntley, 60142

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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 "LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60142 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 632860).
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 "LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60142 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 632860).

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.