Forest Park · Licensed center
Oak Park Montessori School-Forest Park
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 43 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 all 6 of its licensing inspections since January 2016.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Feb 3, 20263 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Jan 29, 20252 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Jan 9, 20244 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(c)(1)
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(c)(6)
Jan 25, 20234 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)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Oct 28, 20222 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1)
Jan 25, 20166 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
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)(1)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)
The state cited rules at all 6 of this center's inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had fewer: 63% of 139.
How all 139 Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times compare
Of the 139 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 62%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 612%
- 4 of 614%
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%This center
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- February 3, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since January 2016 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was March 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.
Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · February 3, 2026
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Rule cited again
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538319 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 29, 2025
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538319 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · January 9, 2024
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538319 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · January 25, 2023
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(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538319 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · October 28, 2022
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538319 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · January 25, 2016
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)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538319 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 435-4309
- Address
- 16 Lathrop Ave, Forest Park, 60130
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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 "OAK PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL-FOREST PARK" under Provider Name and 60130 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 538319).
- 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 "OAK PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL-FOREST PARK" under Provider Name and 60130 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 538319).
Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.