Oak Forest · Licensed center

Acorn Child Care Center

Medium center, licensed for 66 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 12 licensing inspections since February 2020.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 78% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this center did. 22% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Jul 17, 2026No rules cited

Jan 29, 20265 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(e)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7)

1 more from this inspection

Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(g)

Dec 3, 2025No rules cited

Sep 29, 2025No rules cited

Apr 16, 2025No rules cited

Jan 6, 202513 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

9 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Jan 24, 20247 citations

Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)
Transportation
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

Sep 21, 2023No rules cited

Jan 23, 202311 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

7 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 20, 20222 citations

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

Aug 31, 2021No rules cited

Feb 14, 20204 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(f)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: July 17, 2026
On file: 12 visits since February 2020 — 6 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 26, 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.

Jul 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 29, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · 407.310(e)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7) through (r)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(7) · 407.370(r)(3)

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538357 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Sep 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Apr 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · January 6, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a) through (f) · Violation corrected · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a) · 407.100(a)(1) · 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(c) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

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

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (i) · Violation substantiated · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(i)

Qualifications for Early Childhood Teachers and School-age Workers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140(c)(3) · Violation corrected

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation substantiated

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 538357 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 24, 2024

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(e)(1)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation substantiated

Transportation

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.280(d) · Violation substantiated

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538357 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · January 23, 2023

Personnel Records

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

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

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) through (f) · Violation corrected

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f) · 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 538357 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2022 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 20, 2022

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538357 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 14, 2020

Personnel Records

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 538357 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7086879600

Address: 4815 155th St Ste 1
License: license issued (il)

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All checked August 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ACORN CHILD CARE CENTER" under Provider Name and 60452 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 538357).

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.