Batavia · Licensed center

5 Star Learning Ranch

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since October 2018.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 21, 20269 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(4)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(k)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(1)

5 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

Aug 8, 20251 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Sep 23, 20241 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Aug 29, 20236 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)(b)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)

2 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Aug 31, 20221 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Aug 31, 20212 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

Aug 27, 20201 citation

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

Sep 10, 201916 citations

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

12 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(n)(3)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(3)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(4)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Apr 12, 20193 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(d)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(e)

Oct 2, 20183 citations

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 21, 2026
On file
10 visits since October 2018 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 18, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · August 21, 2026

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) through (k) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(i)(4) · 407.390(k)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation substantiated

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(k)(1) · Violation substantiated

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(j)(1) · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(a) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 8, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 23, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

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Aug 2023 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2023

Outdoor Play Area

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)(a) · 407.390(i)(1)(b)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) · Violation corrected on site

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 508858 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 31, 2022

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 31, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected

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 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 27, 2020

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2019 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · September 10, 2019

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) through (n)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · 407.70(n)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (7) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(7)

Grouping and Staffing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)(3) · 407.190(d)(4)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(d) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Rule cited again

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 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 12, 2019

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(d) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(d) · 407.270(e)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 2, 2018

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected on site

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(m) · Violation corrected on site

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 508858 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
0s734 Wenmoth Rd
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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All checked August 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "5 STAR LEARNING RANCH" under Provider Name and 60510 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 508858).

Small means the smallest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 48 children. Medium is 49 to 118; large is 119 to 487.