Huntley · Licensed center

Lighthouse Academy

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 14 of its licensing inspections since February 2025.

Of the 859 Chicago-area centers with 10 or more licensing inspections, 22% had rules cited at all of them, as this center did.

Licensing inspections

Apr 2, 20265 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

1 more from this inspection

  • Personnel Records

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

Mar 19, 20261 citation

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Mar 12, 20265 citations

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(4)

1 more from this inspection

  • Program Requirements for All Ages

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r)

Feb 2, 20264 citations

  • Personnel Records

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(c)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Equipment and Materials

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.380(j)(1)

Dec 1, 20251 citation

  • Medications

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.360(e)

Oct 16, 20252 citations

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(c)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

Aug 29, 20253 citations

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(g)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

Aug 5, 20253 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(i)

Jul 18, 202510 citations

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j)

  • Grouping and Staffing

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190(e)(1)

  • Staffing Structure

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

  • Staffing Structure

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e)

6 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(l)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(n)

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.60(g)

  • Organization and Administration

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(k)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(l)

Jun 25, 20253 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

May 21, 202515 citations

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(5)

11 more from this inspection

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • Napping and Sleeping

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c)

  • Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(8)

  • Personnel Records

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

  • General Requirements for Personnel

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

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

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

Apr 14, 20251 citation

  • Outdoor Play Area

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i)

Mar 21, 20253 citations

  • Nutrition and Meal Service

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Health Requirements for Children

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

Feb 24, 20254 citations

  • General Requirements for Personnel

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

  • Physical Plant/Indoor Space

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(q)(1)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
April 2, 2026
On file
14 visits since February 2025 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was May 20, 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 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 2, 2026

Staffing Structure

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(a)(2) · Violation corrected

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)(4) · Violation corrected

Health Requirements for Children

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · March 19, 2026

Health Requirements for Children

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2026 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · March 12, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(a)(3) · 407.100(a)(4)

Organization and Administration

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

Program Requirements for All Ages

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.200(r) · Violation corrected

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.270(c)(6) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 2, 2026

General Requirements for Personnel

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(c)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

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

Personnel Records

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

Equipment and Materials

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · December 1, 2025

Medications

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · October 16, 2025

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.50(c) · Violation corrected

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 29, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (g) · Violation corrected

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 5, 2025

Staffing Structure

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

General Requirements for Personnel

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2025 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 18, 2025

Organization and Administration

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(j) through (k) · Violation corrected

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

Staffing Structure

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) through (f)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.90(e) · 407.90(f)(1)

Nutrition and Meal Service

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) through (n) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(h) · 407.330(n)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Grouping and Staffing

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · June 25, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Personnel Records

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a)(2) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2025 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · May 21, 2025

General Requirements for Personnel

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

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.330(j)(1) · 407.330(j)(3) · 407.330(j)(5)

Personnel Records

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

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

Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) through (8) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(f)(7) · 407.210(f)(8)

Napping and Sleeping

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.350(c) · Violation corrected on site

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(10) · Violation corrected on site

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Rule cited again

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

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · 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 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2025 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · April 14, 2025

Outdoor Play Area

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(i) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Mar 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · March 21, 2025

Health Requirements for Children

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

Nutrition and Meal Service

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

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2025 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · February 24, 2025

Physical Plant/Indoor Space

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) through (q)(1) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e) · 407.370(e)(2) · 407.370(q)(1)

General Requirements for Personnel

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 632860 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Address
12850 S Il Route 47
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 "LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY" under Provider Name and 60142 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 632860).

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.