Elmhurst · Licensed center

Kensington School Of Elmhurst

Large center, licensed for 179 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 13 of its licensing inspections since August 2015.

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

Nov 18, 20252 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)
Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Nov 7, 20243 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Oct 24, 20233 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Sep 7, 20226 citations

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)

2 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 24, 20213 citations

Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

Oct 14, 20204 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Oct 10, 201917 citations

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(c)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6)

13 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Daily Arrival and Departure of Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(3)
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)
Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Oct 22, 20181 citation

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

Sep 6, 20176 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
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, FHSEC305.

Sep 23, 201619 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

15 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(1)(h)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2)
Hand Washing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(8)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(g)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(k)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(5)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(10)
Diapering and Toileting Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(3)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(f)(2)

May 3, 20162 citations

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

Sep 21, 20151 citation

Grouping and Staffing
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a)

Aug 24, 20159 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)
Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2)

5 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3)
Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: November 18, 2025
On file: 13 visits since August 2015 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was November 18, 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · November 18, 2025

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · November 7, 2024

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) through (8) · Rule cited again

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

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 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · October 24, 2023

Organization and Administration

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 7, 2022

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(3) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

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

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2021

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) through (4) · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · 407.310(a)(4)

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · October 14, 2020

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2019 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · October 10, 2019

Personnel Records

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

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

Qualifications for Early Childhood Assistants and School-age Assistants

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.150(b) · 407.150(c)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) through (3) · Rule cited again

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

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(c)(2) · 407.360(c)(3)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110 · Rule cited again

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(c) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Daily Arrival and Departure of Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.260(e)(3) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(6) · Violation corrected

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

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

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 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 22, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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Sep 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 6, 2017

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)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · Rule cited again

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · Rule cited again

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(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 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 19 findings

Monitoring visit · September 23, 2016

Nutrition and Meal Service

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) through (k)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d) · 407.330(g) · 407.330(j) · 407.330(k)(1)

Health Requirements for Children

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) through (10) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(3) · 407.310(a)(5) · 407.310(a)(10)

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)

Hand Washing

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) through (8) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.320(a)(2) · 407.320(a)(8)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (c)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(c)(3)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k) · Rule cited again

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(7) · Violation corrected

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(5) · Violation corrected

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 3, 2016

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)

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Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 21, 2015

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(a) · Violation corrected

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Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(5) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(c)(8) · 407.100(f)

Personnel Records

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

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

Organization and Administration

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

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 535660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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6309908000

Address: 425 S Spring Rd
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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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 "KENSINGTON SCHOOL OF ELMHURST" under Provider Name and 60126 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 535660).

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.