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Crystal Lake Montessori School

Small center, licensed for 48 children.
Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
Shortlist has found no website for it yet.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 8 licensing inspections since September 2015.

Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 17% had rules cited at 6 of them, as this center did. 36% had rules cited at all 8.

Licensing inspections

Aug 20, 20262 citations

Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(b)

May 20, 20267 citations

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(c)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 9, 20265 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)

1 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(4)

May 20, 2025No rules cited

May 15, 2023No rules cited

May 11, 20176 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

2 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

May 10, 20161 citation

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

Sep 27, 20153 citations

Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 20, 2026
On file: 8 visits since September 2015 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 11, 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 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 20, 2026

Confidentiality of Records and Information

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(a) · 407.80(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 005240 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2026 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · May 20, 2026

Confidentiality of Records and Information

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.80(c) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Violation substantiated

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(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

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 005240 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 9, 2026

Personnel Records

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (e)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(2) · 407.120(a)(3) · 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(e)(4)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 005240 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

May 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · May 11, 2017

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(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3) · Violation corrected on site

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 005240 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 10, 2016

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 005240 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 27, 2015

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(i) · Violation corrected on site

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 005240 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

8153380013

Address: 3013 S Country Club Rd
License: license issued (il)

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State record

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

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "CRYSTAL LAKE MONTESSORI SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60098 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 005240).
Who runs it — Checked October 2026 projects.propublica.org

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.