Crystal Lake · Licensed center
Barlina House Preschool
- Medium center, licensed for 49 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 9 of its 10 licensing inspections since September 2014.
Of the 859 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
Oct 7, 20264 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Apr 6, 20264 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
Sep 29, 20255 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
1 more from this inspection
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Sep 14, 20233 citations
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3)
Nov 9, 20227 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(b)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c)
3 more from this inspection
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a)
Oct 5, 20211 citation
Qualifications for Child Care Director
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j)
Sep 23, 20214 citations
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)
Staffing Structure
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Oct 21, 20203 citations
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Sep 11, 20143 citations
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
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State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 7, 2026
- On file
- 10 visits since September 2014 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was November 7, 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.
Oct 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · October 7, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation substantiated
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation substantiated
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2026
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 5 findings
Monitoring visit · September 29, 2025
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 14, 2023
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(3) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · November 9, 2022
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) through (b) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(a) · 407.370(a)(1) · 407.370(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(c) · 407.60(g)
Background Checks for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · October 5, 2021
Qualifications for Child Care Director
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 23, 2021
Staffing Structure
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(b) · Violation corrected
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) · 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 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 21, 2020
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Violation corrected
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Violation corrected
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 11, 2014
Personnel Records
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 315069 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
- 705 Barlina Rd
- 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 "BARLINA HOUSE PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60014 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 315069).
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.