Huntley · Licensed center
Lighthouse Academy
A center in Huntley, licensed for 152 children. The state cited something at 14 of 14 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6). Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Large center. Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
Routine visits: 14 of 14 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 visits).
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
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
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: 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
- 6305536300
- Address
- 12850 S Il Route 47
- License
- license issued (il)
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Sources and dates
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All checked August 2026.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. 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).