Waukegan · Licensed center
Sunshine Day Care Inc
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 46 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 5 of its 7 licensing inspections since April 2018.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Mar 12, 20262 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(2)(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(2)(d)
Jul 29, 202515 citations
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(a)
Organization and Administration
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(b)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2)
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)
Program Requirements for All Ages
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
Feb 27, 20254 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Apr 1, 2024Nothing cited
- Mar 25, 2024Nothing cited
Mar 23, 20222 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Apr 4, 20181 citation
Personnel Records
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 7 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times had more: 66% of 149 had rules cited at 6 or more.
How all 149 Chicago-area centers inspected 7 times compare
Of the 149 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 7 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 2 of 71%
- 3 of 75%
- 4 of 714%
- 5 of 714%This center
- 6 of 726%
- All 740%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- March 12, 2026
- On file
- 7 visits since April 2018 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 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.
Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(2)(c) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(2)(c) · 407.370(j)(2)(d)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · July 29, 2025
Outdoor Play Area
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · 407.390(l) · 407.390(m)
Organization and Administration
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(a) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(a) · 407.70(b)
Staffing Structure
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · 407.90(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (6) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(2) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(p) · Violation corrected on site
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555496 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 27, 2025
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(c)(14) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330 · 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 555496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · March 23, 2022
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 4, 2018
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 555496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (224) 399-9010
- Address
- 2905 Sunset Ave, Waukegan, 60087
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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 "SUNSHINE DAY CARE INC" under Provider Name and 60087 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 555496).
- 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 "SUNSHINE DAY CARE INC" under Provider Name and 60087 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 555496).
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.