Chicago · Licensed center

Lake Shore School

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 10 of its 12 licensing inspections since August 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

Sep 4, 20256 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

2 more from this inspection

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(j)

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(b)

Sep 19, 2024No rules cited
Sep 12, 20235 citations

  • Medications

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(5)

1 more from this inspection

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350

Sep 22, 20221 citation

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Feb 5, 20198 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Organization and Administration

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

4 more from this inspection

  • Organization and Administration

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(a)

  • Organization and Administration

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

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

Jun 14, 20183 citations

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

Jul 20, 20172 citations

  • Background Checks for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.110

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

Mar 27, 2017No rules cited
Aug 4, 20161 citation

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(f)

Aug 13, 20152 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5)

Sep 19, 20132 citations

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2)

Aug 31, 20109 citations

  • Diapering and Toileting Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

5 more from this inspection

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b)

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(e)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(i)

  • Qualifications for Child Care Director

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
September 4, 2025
On file
12 visits since August 2010 — 2 cited nothing
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was October 3, 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.

Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · September 4, 2025

Personnel Records

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(4) · 407.120(b) · 407.120(c)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Equipment and Materials

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4)(j) · Violation corrected on site

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · September 12, 2023

Equipment and Materials

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(4) · 407.380(j)(5)

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 · Violation corrected

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 22, 2022

Background Checks for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · February 5, 2019

Organization and Administration

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(e)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

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)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Guidance and Discipline

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

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 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 14, 2018

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Background Checks for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 20, 2017

Background Checks for Personnel

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

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 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2017 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited
Aug 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 4, 2016

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 13, 2015

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(e)(5) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 19, 2013

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)(2) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2010 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · August 31, 2010

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(i) · Violation corrected

Personnel Records

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

Qualifications for Child Care Director

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130(k) · Violation corrected

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Diapering and Toileting Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.340(a)(2) · Violation corrected

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 080030 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, ratios and staff, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

How they teach

Creative Curriculum

“Lake Shore Schools implements and follows the Creative Curriculum for Preschool which promotes language, literacy, math, science, creative arts, social-emotional, physical health, and English Language development.”

A day here

Diapers
Free diapers provided to families enrolled in Lake Shore's state/federally-funded programs
Schedule
full-time, part-time

Details

7735616707

Website
lakeshoreschoolschicago.com
Address
5611 N Clark St # 21
License
pending renewal application (rn)
Ages they serve
6 weeks to 12 years
Established
1948

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How they teach

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

A day here

Details

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.