Libertyville · Licensed center
Alta Vista Montessori School
- Small center, licensed for 39 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since December 2011.
Of the 130 Chicago-area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 8% had rules cited at 2 of them, as this center did. 45% had rules cited at all 5.
Licensing inspections
Apr 12, 20223 citations
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(3)
Dec 13, 20117 citations
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
3 more from this inspection
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
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State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- June 23, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since December 2011 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- Correction was due January 25, 2012. 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.
Apr 2022 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 12, 2022
Program Requirements for All Ages
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meal Service
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 400355 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · December 13, 2011
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
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
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)(3) · Violation corrected
Equipment and Materials
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(h) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 400355 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.
Details
- Address
- 1850 W. Winchester Road
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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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 "ALTA VISTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60048 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 400355).
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.