Libertyville · Licensed center
The Children's House
A center in Libertyville, licensed for 85 children. Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
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What the state has found
The state lists 10 visits below. Shortlist has not read the reports behind them, so there is no share of visits that cited something to set beside other providers yet.
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- July 6, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since January 2012
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was August 22, 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.
Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · July 23, 2025
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) · 407.120(e)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected
Cited: FHSEC305
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: CCASEC4
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
Cited: CCA7A
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · July 22, 2024
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) through (e)(5) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(5)
Napping and Sleeping
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) through (j) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(i)(4) · 407.350(j)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 5, 2022
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(2) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 28, 2017
Grouping and Staffing
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2017 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · February 15, 2017
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 4, 2016
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · January 24, 2013
General Requirements for Personnel
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)
Grouping and Staffing
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · 407.190(e)
Provisions Pertaining to Permits
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2012 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 26, 2012
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 652643 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 8478163590
- Address
- 223 W Golf Rd
- License
- license issued (il)
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State record
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Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF LIBERTYVILLE" under Provider Name and 60048 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 652643).
- License — Checked September 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF LIBERTYVILLE" under Provider Name and 60048 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 652643).