Oak Lawn · Licensed center

Haven For Tots Day Care & Pre-School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 6 of its 9 licensing inspections since December 2019.

Of the 122 Chicago-area centers with 9 licensing inspections, 16% had rules cited at 6 of them, as this center did. 34% had rules cited at all 9.

Licensing inspections

Oct 28, 20259 citations

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(2)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)

5 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(l)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

Mar 12, 202538 citations

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(a)(2)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)

34 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(11)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70

  • Intergenerational Programs

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.230

  • Organization and Administration

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(20)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(3)

  • Hand Washing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(c)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(p)(1)

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(m)

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130

  • Special Requirements for School-Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220

  • Evening, Night, Weekend and Holiday Care

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.240

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(1)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19)

Oct 4, 20232 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

Aug 25, 2022No rules cited
Oct 18, 2021No rules cited
Jul 7, 20211 citation

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5)

Mar 30, 2021No rules cited
Jan 30, 20202 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

Dec 5, 20191 citation

  • Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(d)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
October 28, 2025
On file
9 visits since December 2019 — 3 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was November 28, 2025. 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 2025 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · October 28, 2025

Outdoor Play Area

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)(1) · 407.390(i)(2) · 407.390(m)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) through (l) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · 407.70(l)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 38 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 through (a)(6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310 · 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(6)

Hand Washing

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320 through (c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320 · 407.320(a)(2) · 407.320(a)(3) · 407.320(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100 through (c)(5) · Violation substantiated

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330 through (p)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330 · 407.330(p) · 407.330(p)(1)

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 through (k)(3) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70 · 407.70(k)(3)

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) through (1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a) · 407.90(a)(1)

Personnel Records

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120 through (a)(3) · Violation substantiated

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 through (a)(2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 · 407.130(a)(2)

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) through (20) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(19) · 407.210(f)(20)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250 through (d) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250 · 407.250(d)

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340 through (a)(5) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340 · 407.340(a)(5)

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 through (e)(11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370 · 407.370(e)(11)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for School-Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.220 · Violation substantiated

Intergenerational Programs

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.230 · Violation substantiated

Evening, Night, Weekend and Holiday Care

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.240 · Violation substantiated

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380 · Violation substantiated

Outdoor Play Area

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 4, 2023

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Oct 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 7, 2021

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2021 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Jan 2020 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 30, 2020

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 5, 2019

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 582540 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
4660 W 94th St
License
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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 "HAVEN FOR TOTS DAY CARE & PRE-SCHOOL" under Provider Name and 60453 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 582540).

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.