Naperville · Licensed center

Happy Times Preschool

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 15 of its licensing inspections since September 2013.

Of the 860 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Sep 4, 20266 citations

  • Substitutes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

2 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

Jul 29, 202520 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(c)

16 more from this inspection

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(3)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(a)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f)(1)(b)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(g)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

Sep 10, 20241 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(i)(1)

Sep 6, 20247 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • Personnel Records

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

3 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Sep 5, 20232 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Aug 9, 20212 citations

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

Jun 12, 20192 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Sep 6, 20181 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

Jun 26, 20175 citations

  • Animals

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(f)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(6)

1 more from this inspection

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jun 24, 20163 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)

Sep 3, 20153 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)

  • Substitutes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b)

Sep 5, 201410 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(2)

  • Personnel Records

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

6 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(2)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(3)

Jan 17, 20142 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(b)

Nov 8, 20132 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Sep 4, 20131 citation

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
September 4, 2026
On file
15 visits since September 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 25, 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.

Sep 2026 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) through (f) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c) · 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Repeat violation

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(a) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Repeat violation

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 20 findings

Monitoring visit · July 29, 2025

Organization and Administration

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (k) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2) · 407.70(e)(3) · 407.70(i) · 407.70(k)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) through (1)(c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(f) · 407.260(f)(1) · 407.260(f)(1)(a) · 407.260(f)(1)(b) · 407.260(f)(1)(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Repeat violation

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(d) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Repeat violation

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Repeat violation

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · Violation substantiated

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC7.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 10, 2024

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · September 6, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) through (4) · Rule cited again

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

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 5, 2023

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 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 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2021

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 12, 2019

General Requirements for Personnel

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 6, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6) · Rule cited again

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Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 26, 2017

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Rule cited again

Animals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.300(f) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

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 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

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

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(b)(3) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 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 3, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (6) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6)

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.170(b) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2014 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · September 5, 2014

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) · 407.70(e)(2)

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)(5) through (6) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3) · Violation corrected

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(2) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 17, 2014

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(1) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 8, 2013

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2013

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(n)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 524744 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
420 W Gartner Rd
License
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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 "HAPPY TIMES PRESCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60540 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 524744).

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.