Plainfield · Licensed center
Lighthouse Academy
A center in Plainfield, licensed for 218 children. The state cited something at 11 of 11 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: 11 of 11 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
- February 20, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since September 2013 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 22, 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.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · February 20, 2026
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(3)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · January 15, 2025
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)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(f) · Violation corrected
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 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 18, 2024
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(f) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · March 8, 2023
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (7) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c) · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 4, 2021
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · December 18, 2018
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · January 12, 2018
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected on site
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2) · Rule cited again
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · January 24, 2017
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · January 22, 2015
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d)
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)
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected
Cited: null
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 12, 2013
Health Requirements for Children
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · 407.310(a)(4) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 520106 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 27, 2013
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 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 520106 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 8157826346
- Address
- 14959 S Van Dyke Rd
- License
- license issued (il)
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All checked August 2026.
State record
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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 60544 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 520106).