Oak Lawn · Licensed center
Penny Lane School Ltd
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 201 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 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since September 2010.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 18, 20253 citations
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
- Aug 30, 2024Nothing cited
Aug 29, 20247 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
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)
Transportation
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Jan 26, 2024Nothing cited
Mar 21, 20223 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k)(2)
Sep 17, 20102 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
The state cited rules at 4 of this center's 6 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 6 times had more: 68% of 139 had rules cited at 5 or more.
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%This center
- 5 of 631%
- All 637%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- September 18, 2025
- On file
- 6 visits since September 2010 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 27, 2024. 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 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 18, 2025
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 through (e)(5) · Violation corrected on site
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 · 407.120(e)(5)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 405673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · August 29, 2024
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected
Transportation
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 405673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 21, 2022
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(k) · 407.250(k)(1) · 407.250(k)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 405673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2010 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · September 17, 2010
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 405673 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 424-1335
- Address
- 4527 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn, 60453
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "PENNY LANE SCHOOL LTD" under Provider Name and 60453 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 405673).
- License, 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 "PENNY LANE SCHOOL LTD" under Provider Name and 60453 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 405673).
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.