Chicago · Licensed center

Kensington School Of Lincoln Park

Large academic center, licensed for 214 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 4 of its 6 licensing inspections since March 2024.

Of the 133 Chicago-area centers with 6 licensing inspections, 14% had rules cited at 4 of them, as this center did. 38% had rules cited at all 6.

Licensing inspections

Apr 17, 2026No rules cited

Mar 12, 202612 citations

Organization and Administration
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(6)
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

8 more from this inspection

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(e)
Equipment and Materials
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1)
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Dec 22, 2025No rules cited

Mar 3, 20257 citations

General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8)
Background Checks for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)
Medications
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1)

3 more from this inspection

Personnel Records
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(1)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(d)

May 16, 20241 citation

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

Mar 19, 20242 citations

Provisions Pertaining to Permits
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f)
Nutrition and Meal Service
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(l)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: April 17, 2026
On file: 6 visits since March 2024 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was April 13, 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.

Apr 2026 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) · 407.100(c)(6) · 407.100(f)

Medications

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) through (e) · Repeat violation · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · 407.360(e)

Organization and Administration

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e) · Violation corrected on site

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8) · Violation corrected

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5) · Violation substantiated

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 626896 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · March 3, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) through (d) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Personnel

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(8) · 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)(1) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Medications

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(b)(1) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 626896 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 16, 2024

Grouping and Staffing

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(g) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 626896 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · March 19, 2024

Provisions Pertaining to Permits

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.65(f) · Violation corrected on site

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 626896 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, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Academic and play-based

“Play-based programs encouraged children's independence and social confidence.”

Who cares for your child

Barbara Marlas (Founder) since 1969.

Of 5,339 Chicago-area providers, 26 publish how long a named staff member has been there; the longest tenure at each of those has a median of sixteen years.

A day here

Meals: Serves high-quality, natural foods; allergies and food restrictions carefully monitored

Details

6309908000

Website: kensingtonschool.com
Address: 2745 N Lincoln Ave
License: license issued (il)
Established: 1969
Chain: Kensington School

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How they teach

Approach — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com/our-innovative-curriculum
Approach — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com/our-story

Who cares for your child

Staff kensingtonschool.com

State record

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

A day here

Meals — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com

Details

Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "KENSINGTON SCHOOL OF LINCOLN PARK" under Provider Name and 60614 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 626896).
Website — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com
Established — Checked August 2026 kensingtonschool.com
Chain — Checked October 2026 kensingtonschool.com

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.