Crystal Lake · Licensed center

Friendship House Inc

Large center, licensed for 142 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 8 of its 11 licensing inspections since February 2010.

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

Aug 4, 202610 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)(1)(h)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)

6 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(t)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Feb 6, 202613 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)

9 more from this inspection

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(b)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)

Feb 10, 2025No rules cited

Jan 27, 20232 citations

Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)

Nov 25, 2020No rules cited

Dec 29, 20162 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Jun 4, 20157 citations

Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)

3 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(1)
Program Requirements for All Ages
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(a)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(e)

Jan 13, 20155 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
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)

1 more from this inspection

Napping and Sleeping
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(j)

Dec 17, 2013No rules cited

Jul 16, 201310 citations

Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(10)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(11)

6 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(b)(2)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(2)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4)

Feb 2, 20104 citations

Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: August 4, 2026
On file: 11 visits since February 2010 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was September 4, 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 10 findings

Monitoring visit · August 4, 2026

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) through (i)(4)(a) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · 407.250(i)(1)(e) · 407.250(i)(1)(h) · 407.250(i)(4)(a)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) through (t)(2) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · 407.370(t)(2)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Violation corrected on site

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(6) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 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 052011 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · February 6, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(7) · 407.100(c)(8)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1) · 407.120(a)(6)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d) · 407.260(f)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · 407.270(b)

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 052011 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 27, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

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

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 052011 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2020 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · December 29, 2016

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(d) · 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 052011 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · June 4, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) through (b)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) · 407.100(a)(2) · 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(b)(1)

Program Requirements for All Ages

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(a) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(a) · 407.200(e)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 052011 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2015 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 13, 2015

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Napping and Sleeping

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 052011 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2013 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jul 2013 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2013

General Requirements for Personnel

8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) through (b)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(1) · 407.100(a)(2) · 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4) · 407.100(a)(10) · 407.100(a)(11) · 407.100(b)(1) · 407.100(b)(2)

Guidance and Discipline

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(2) · 407.270(c)(6)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 052011 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2010 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 2, 2010

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f) · Rule cited again

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Rule cited again

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(p) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 052011 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

8154596552

Address: 100 S Main St Ste 400
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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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 "FRIENDSHIP HOUSE INC" under Provider Name and 60014 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 052011).

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