Lake Forest · Licensed center
The Children's Center At Lake Forest
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 114 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 2012.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 15, 20261 citation
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
- Jul 16, 2026Nothing cited
Jul 2, 20252 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4)
Mar 10, 20253 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
- Apr 30, 2024Nothing cited
Apr 19, 20222 citations
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)
Medications
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d)(2)
Apr 5, 20221 citation
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Sep 11, 20185 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
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)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Napping and Sleeping
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1)
- Jul 22, 2014Nothing cited
Nov 1, 20127 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1)
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(c)(5)
Nutrition and Meal Service
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(1)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)(4)
Jun 6, 20127 citations
Staffing Structure
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)
Grouping and Staffing
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Equipment and Materials
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)
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
- October 15, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since June 2012 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was April 10, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 15, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · July 2, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 10, 2025
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 19, 2022
Medications
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(d) · 407.360(d)(2)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 5, 2022
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 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 11, 2018
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · Violation corrected on site
Napping and Sleeping
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(1) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2012 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · November 1, 2012
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) through (c)(5) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) · 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(5)
Outdoor Play Area
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) through (l)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(g) · 407.390(l)(1) · 407.390(l)(4)
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2012 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · June 6, 2012
Equipment and Materials
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) through (j)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · 407.380(j)(4)
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1) · Rule cited again
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · 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 440453 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 367-0099
- Address
- 28457 Ballard Dr Ste A2, Lake Forest, 60045
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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, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST" under Provider Name and 60045 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 440453).
- 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 "THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT LAKE FOREST" under Provider Name and 60045 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 440453).
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.