Grayslake · Licensed center
Peppermint Stick Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 71 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 8 of its 11 licensing inspections since June 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 26, 2026Nothing cited
May 28, 20251 citation
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Nov 20, 2023Nothing cited
Jul 6, 20221 citation
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
- Apr 12, 2022Nothing cited
Jan 20, 20221 citation
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
Aug 11, 20151 citation
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
May 31, 20132 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9)
Jun 4, 20121 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Feb 17, 20122 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b)
Jun 28, 20114 citations
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
The state cited rules at 8 of this center's 11 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this center did: 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%This center
- All22%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 26, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since June 2011 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 28, 2025. 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.
May 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 28, 2025
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 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · July 6, 2022
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · January 20, 2022
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 11, 2015
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 31, 2013
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) through (p)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(9) · 407.370(p)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2012 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · June 4, 2012
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · February 17, 2012
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2011 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · June 28, 2011
Health Requirements for Children
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)
Special Requirements for School-Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220(c)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 283258 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 223-0611
- Address
- 40 S Whitney St, Grayslake, 60030
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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 "PEPPERMINT STICK PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60030 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 283258).
- 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 "PEPPERMINT STICK PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60030 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 283258).
Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; 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.